A 28-year-old man who had allegedly gunned down a businessman in 2008 in South Delhi’s Kalkaji area and carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head has been nabbed by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police serendipitously six years after the incident.
The sensational broad daylight murder was planned by the victim’s brother-in-law in order to eliminate him over a property dispute. Investigators revealed that the actual plan was to eliminate Arun Gupta and his wife, however, on the day of the incident his wife did not come along with him and Gupta fell in the net. The accused identified as Abuzar, alias Anta (28) was arrested on Saturday by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police following specific information that he would be coming to Connaught Place. “Abuzar was among some contract killers hired by Dinesh Kumar Mittal, who was the brother-in-law of victim Arun Gupta. Mittal and five others had already been arrested in the past,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.
The incident had taken place on April 7, 2008 around 10.30 am, Arun Gupta who was the son in law of the owner of Mittal Farms, Mehrauli was going to his office in his car. When he was about 100 yard away from his house and had reached near Iron Gate of E-block, Kalkaji, a motorcycle rammed into his car. The businessman asked the motorcyclist to remove it. Meanwhile, two persons with firearms surrounded the car and the person on right side of the car shot at him but it missed Gupta. “Gupta drove toward the roundabout of B-block, Kalkaji to escape from the assailants. However, his car got stuck in a traffic jam at the roundabout. In the meantime, a person ran toward him and shot him at point-blank range. After killing him, the assailants escaped from the spot on the motorcycle,” said Yadav. A team led by ACP ACP KPS Malhotra under the supervision of DCP Bhisham Singh was formed to apprehend the shooter he added. He had sustained over 10 bullet injuries.
A case of murder and Arms Act was registered at Kalkaji police station. During investigation, it was revealed that Dinesh Kumar Mittal, brother-in-law of deceased had planned the murder over property dispute. Mittal had hired contract killers to eliminate his brother-in-law and sister. The deal was struck for Rs 10 lakh. However the killers could only succeed in eliminating the brother-in-law.