Four members, including a 17 year old CCL (Children in Conflict with the Law) of a gang, involved in a firing incident in an attempt for extortion of money from a gym owner in North Delhi’s Burari were arrested by the Delhi Police.

According to the police on Saturday, the complainant namely Rohit, who was on the target of a jailed gangster for extortion bid, was hesitant to file a formal complaint against the accused out of fear but did so later on June 9.

The accused worked on the orders of the gangsters who gave instruction to one of the accused from jail. The gangster had hired the members from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to follow the complainant for one month and subsequently carry out the crime.

“From CCTV Footage, it was found that the accused followed a local road for entering Delhi from Haryana and avoided the main road. Accused were followed till Sonipat, Haryana and were located in Narela, Delhi. From Local input and body structure of the accused, one suspect namely Nikhil resident of Village Hiranki, Delhi was identified as one of the assailants,” DCP North Manoj Kumar Meena said.

He added that Nikhil was identified as a member of the criminal Gang as he was earlier arrested with Rohit Rana, alias Moi, another criminal Gang member in January 2022. It was also revealed that Nikhil was receiving directions from a jailed criminal on the phone. Further, the DCP stated that the gang used to hire minors for shooting and relevant sections of law have been invoked.

“A case under section 125, 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS & 27, 54, 59 of Arms Act was registered at Police Station Burari and further investigation has been taken up,” he stated.