The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has arrested infamous tiger poacher Sansar Chand’s son Akash Chand (33), a fugitive wildlife trafficker, in Delhi’s busy Paharganj area. Two policemen were injured after they were attacked a mob including family members of Akash while trying to arrest him.
According to police, they had received a tip-off that Akash would visit Motia Khan in Paharganj on Monday. Acting on the information, a trap was laid. Akash was apprehended around 5 pm on Monday. Soon after his arrest, a mob, including family members and relatives of Akash, gathered at the spot and tried to forcibly free Akash.
“Akash and his family members became aggressive and attacked the police party. But police party resisted their move and did not let Akash go. Akash, Seema (sister of Akash), Jatin (cousin), Sandeep (brother-in-law of Akash), Azad Ram (father-in-law of Akash) and others tried to overpower the police team. They even attacked Head Constable Hamender and Constable Pankaj and pelted stones at police party. Hamender and Pankaj sustained multiple injuries. local police also arrived at the spot and control the situation,” said RS Yadav, the Joint Commissioner of Police Crime.
Earlier, the Crime Branch had received a request from Udaipur police to help apprehend the accused in a wild life trafficking case after an earlier case in which they recovered two leopard hides. The Rajasthan police had arrested eight persons, including Akash’s mother Rani, for their alleged involvement in the case. But Akash was on the run.
Sansar Chand was a notorious interstate trafficker of wildlife species. He used to trade in organs, nails, teeth and hides of wild species. He was involved in several cases of Wild life Act. In 2004, he died in SMS Hospital, Jaipur during medical treatment. He was lodged in Alwar jail, Rajasthan when he was diagnosed as cancer patient, the Joint CP added.