A 21-year-old arms smuggler, who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested from southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area for allegedly planning to kill an elderly couple, police said on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Mohit Verma alias Virat, from Uttar Pradesh, they said. Information was received that Verma would come near Timber market, Kalindi Kunj, Delhi to meet one of his contacts between 10 pm to 11 pm on Sunday, police said. Later, a trap was laid and Verma arrived at 10:15 pm. He was asked to surrender, but he took out his pistol. However, he was overpowered by police team him, PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said. During interrogation, Verma disclosed that he has been smuggling arms from last 4 years, he said.