Five men, who were close aides of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang, were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. Police said that the accused were wanted in over 15 cases registered in four States and four of the accused were also carrying a reward on their arrest. Police said that they have recovered a huge quantity of sophisticated weapons from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Kapil Nehra (23), Yashpal alias Sarpanch (28), Rajeev alias Raju Basai (25), Rahul Mehalawat (23), residents of Haryana, and Gagandeep alias Guni (35), a resident of Punjab.
According to Manishi Chandra, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, police got a specific input regarding the movement of the accused in the national capital.
“Later, a police team laid a trap near Chandgi Ram Akhara red light at Ring Road on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday and apprehended them,” said the DCP.
“Loaded firearms, including two zigana and one taurus pistols etc., and over 70 live cartridges were recovered from their possession. A case under Arms Act has been registered and all the accused persons have been arrested,” said the DCP.
“The accused were wanted in several cases, including broad daylight triple and double murders, attempts to murder, extortion, encounter with police and Arms Act in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttarakhand,” said the DCP.
“They had committed a series of crimes in the recent past, acting as a bridge between Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi and another infamous wanted gangster of Gurgaon Sube Gurjar, who is carrying a reward of Rs seven lakh on his arrest. After escaping from the custody of Haryana Police in February 2020, gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi has been working to expend his network in Delhi and adjoining states,” said the DCP.
After the arrests of all major criminals of Delhi in the last one year, the gangsters from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are trying to enter the national capital. Lawrence Bishnoi and Sube Gurjar are amongst the most dangerous gangsters operating in areas surrounding Delhi, the DCP said.
Bishnoi has been trying to make inroads into Delhi for last eight to ten months. While Bishnoi himself is in jail, his close associate Sandeep is working to expand the syndicate’s footprints in Delhi, police said.
Sandeep is closely assisted by one Kala Rana of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, suspected to be hiding in a south-east Asian country. Another criminal called Hariom, who is lodged in jail, brought Kala Jathedi and Sube Gurjar together, police added.