JAMMU: Police here on Sunday arrested a history-sheeter and seized a sharp-edged weapon from him, officials said.

Navjot Singh, a resident of Miran Sahib, was arrested from R S Pura following information that he was promoting criminal activities and brandishing a sharp-edged weapon, a police spokesperson said.

He said Singh is a notorious criminal and a history-sheeter who was earlier lodged in jail under the PIT-NDPS Act.

Multiple criminal cases, including those related to drug peddling, are registered against him, the spokesperson said.