A 33-year-old notorious shooter was arrested by the Special Staff of the Southeast district after a brief encounter with the police team at the Moolchand flyover area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
Romil Baaniya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), said, “Manan, alias Monu, is a most wanted criminal of Satte, Salim and Shokat gang. Phe UP Police had announced a reward of
Rs 12,000 on his arrest.”
On Thursday, one Mohd Zaki was shot at, following which a case of attempt to murder was registered at the Amar Colony police station.
“During investigation, cops found that Zaki was having matrimonial dispute with his wife.
On Sunday, based on a tip-off that notorious shooter of Shaukat Pasha, Satya Prakash, alias Satte, and Salim of lucknow gang, who was involved in sensational Mohd Zaid murder case of lucknow and attempt to murder case of Okhla Mandi area would be coming near Moolchand Paranthawala, (lajpat Nagar), a team was constituted. At about 1.45 am, one police picket was deployed on service road, near Moolchand Metro Station (towards lSR College) and vehicle checking was started and other staff also took strategic position,” said a senior police officer.
At about 2.05 one person was observed riding a Hero Honda Passion motorcycle, bearing number plate Dl12SA7946, coming from Moolchand Metro Station side towards lSR College. The cops deployed at the picket blocked the road by putting barricade in front of the motorcycle and asked the rider to stop, but he revved up motorcycle and hit the police barricades and tried to flee. Meanwhile, another police officer blocked the way from backside by his private car. The alleged rider collided into the barricade and fell-off on the road. He then took out his pistol and pointed it at the police only to be overpowered by the cops. One pistol and three live cartridges were recovered.
“During interrogation, the accused disclosed that during his stay in Tihar Jail, he came into contact with Mohd Zaki, who also hails from Bareilly, UP, and both became good friends. After their release, he started visiting Zaki's home frequently, where he came in contact with Zaki’s wife. She used to help Manan financially. After some time they got more closer as she and Zaki were having some matrimonial dispute. She also had a facebook friend namely Mujubbuddin, who is from Hyderabad, Telangana and is settled in Dubai. Mohd Zaki is the second husband of her, so she wanted to leave him and wanted to marry and settle with Mujubbuddin in Dubai. But Zaki was not ready for this.
After some time, she told Manan that Mujubbuddin had come to Delhi and they both had got married. She instigated Manan by saying that Zaki want Manan to be arrested in the lucknow murder case, in which he was wanted. Thereafter, she and her brother Sarfaraz offered him Rs 5 lakh to get Zaki killed.
They even gave him Rs 50,000 as advance payment. After this, Manan called his associate Izhar and made plan to kill Mohd Zaki. But, Manan himself did not have faith on her, as she was planning to abscond to Dubai. To win her confidence, he planned to first shoot Zaki on the thigh to prove than he can kill him but only after receiving full payment. Thereafter, he disclosed that he along with his associate Izhar stole a motorcycle from Sidhharth Nagar, Ashram on Thursday evening and a few hours later, he shot Mohd. Zaki on his leg,” said a senior police officer.