In a major break-through, Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has arrested Joginder, a wanted criminal who carried a bounty of Rs 50,000, along with his three accomplices from police station Dharuhera area in Rewari district after a brief encounter.
Giving details, a spokesman of Police Department said that ransom money of Rs 49.70 lakh along with four illicit pistols, 10 live cartridges, 12 empty khol and two looted Xcent and Tata Zest cars were also recovered from their possession.
Joginder had been absconding for the last about five years. The other three accused arrested were identified as Shiv Kumar alias Shibba of Gannaur, Deepak of Janti Kalan, Kundli, Sonipat and Kamal Malik, a native of Risalu in Panipat, he said.
Initial investigation revealed that all the accused were wanted in various criminal cases pertaining to murder, attempt to murder, extortion and loot. Atleast two dozen cases were registered against them in various police stations in the state and Delhi.
All the accused were arrested by STF team after getting specific inputs, the spokesman said.
He further said that the accused are persons of criminal nature and also remained involved in loot of vehicles, ransom and other criminal activities in the past. With the help of others, they had shot dead a resident of Bandepur in November 2018, following which a case was registered against them in Sadar Police Station, Sonipat.