Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday claimed to have arrested a member of inter-State robber gang of Shaukat.
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said, “26-year-old Jahid was arrested by a team led by ACP Pankaj Sood from the Karkardooma area. Zahid was wanted in a case of armed robbery of Kotwali Police Station in which 6.9 Kgs of silver was robbed from a jeweller of Chandni Chowk area.” A reward of Rs 25,000 was declared on his arrest in the robbery case of Kotwali in which he along with his associates robbed 6.9 kgs of sliver from a jeweler.
Police said that the Special Cell team received information about the movement of the Shaukat gang members.
Accordingly, sources were deployed in the Trans Yamuna area. On Saturday, specific information was received that Zahid would come to the Karkardooma area to meet one of his acquaintances. He was caught. During interrogation, Zahid confessed that he came in contact with a gang of robbers headed by Shaukat Pasha.
“Shaukat Pasha operated a gang of robbers which was desperately active in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Several cases of armed robberies, attempt to murder during robberies and under several heinous crimes are registered against the gang members,” said Yadav.
The officer further said, In February 2015, he along with other gang members Fazal and Phool Mian robbed one cloth Merchant at a gun point in the area of AnandVihar. Few days later, the same men robbed Rs 8 lakh on gun point from one Bank Manger of Punjab National Bank in Sambhal (UP).
Jahid was arrested and sent to jail. After being released, in 2016, on the direction of the gang kingpin Shaukat Pasha, Jahid along with Sanu and Sufiyan robbed 6.9 Kgs Silver from Hari Om, Proprietor of HR Bullion Jeweler Shopin in Kotwali area.
“They also fired three rounds aiming towards Hari Om, who managed to escape unhurt. However, Sufiyan was arrested on the spot whereas he as well as Sanu managed to escape,” added Yadav.