A 29-year-old alleged gangster was arrested from Manipur for allegedly committing several crimes, including attempt to murder, robbery, in the national Capital and Uttar Pradesh (UP).
The accused has been identified as Rizwan, a resident of Seelampur in Delhi and native of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. He was carrying a reward of Rs 1.20 lakh declared by Delhi and UP police.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwaha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, tip-off was received around one-month-ago in which it was disclosed that Rizwan was planning to commit crime in Trans Yamuna area.
“Later, it was disclosed that Rizwan and his associates had made their hideout in Manipur and they used to visit Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to commit crimes and then, fled back to Manipur,” said the DCP.
“It was further revealed that Rizwan was presently hiding in Imphal, Manipur. Subsequently, a police team was sent to Imphal, Manipur. Rizwan was apprehended from Street No 1, East Imphal on Friday where he was hiding for the past several months,” the DCP said.
“He is involved in more than 30 criminal cases registered against him in Delhi and UP. During interrogation, Rizwan revealed that in panchayat elections in 2004, his relative Ehsan Hafiz was shot dead in Budaun, over gang rivalry, by Nawab Khan,” said the DCP.
“Rizwan was the witness in the case and during trial, he opened fire at Nawab Khan in the court complex where Khan escaped unhurt. He was arrested and remained in jail for 6 months. Later, Rizwan killed a woman Sitara in Islam Nagar in UP as he suspected that she had passed information of Hafiz to khan. He was arrested and remained in jail for 8 months,” said the DCP.
“However, after coming out of jail, he formed a gang and started robbing people. In 2007, he robbed a petrol pump and in 2013, he robbed Rs 7 lakh from a businessman in Bareilly (UP),” said the DCP.