New Delhi, April 24 -- Scrap metal mafia Ravi Kana and his girlfriend Kajal Jha have been detained in Thailand, official sources said on Tuesday. Kana, a gangster from western Uttar Pradesh, was wanted in multiple cases by the Noida Police.According to sources, Noida Police was in constant touch with Thailand Police and had given them all the details related to Kana. A red corner notice was also issued against him in January. He was booked under the stringent Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act after a case was lodged against him by police in Greater Noida on January 2.

According to police, Kana, also known as Ravindra Nagar, ran a 16-member gang involved in the illegal procurement and sale of rebar and scra...