The Delhi Police have arrested a 37-year-old criminal involved in trafficking and supplying illegal weapons and ammunition to criminals in Delhi and its peripherals. Police have also recovered two country-made semi-automatic pistols and 105 cartridges from the possession of the accused.
The accused has been identified as Jeetendra Singh, alias, Jeetu, resident of Dholpur in Rajasthan. Police said a reward of Rs 50,000 was also declared by the Delhi Police on information leading to arrest of the accused. Police said the accused is also previously found involved in more than 18 cases of extortion, robbery, murder, attempt to murder and Arms Act registered in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwaha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, Jeetu was arrested from Dholpur in Rajasthan on October 5 after a specific information was received about his movement.
“During interrogation, Jeetu revealed that in the year 2004, he along with his associates was apprehended for stealing tractor and trolley and other articles in nearby villages. Subsequently he got involved in another case, when he snatched a licensed rifle near Baroli village and committed robbery and thefts,” said the DCP.
“During 2007, a reward of Rs 10,000 (Rs. 5000 each from Murena and Gwalior Police) was declared on his arrest. In 2007-08, he along with his associates Alkesh Bhadoria and others shot at one diamond merchant in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and decamped with cash Rs 10 Lakhs,” said the DCP.
“In 2008, he was arrested by Special Task Force, Agra (UP) after a shootout. He remained in jail for over 1 year which included his arrest in many cases of robbery, threat, shootout in MP, Rajasthan and Gujarat,” said the DCP.
“In 2009, he was released on bail in all the cases and again resumed his illicit liquor business and other criminal activities and became notorious in the area. In 2010-15, he continued committing extortions and threats and also continued dealing in sale and purchase of illicit weapons from one Bhagirath of Ambah (Madhya Pradesh),” said the DCP.
“He also used to earn over 30-40 per cent in all the contract works due to his criminal influence. In 2017, he along with his associates Mahesh and Chandrakanta and others was arrested for committing robbery of over 250 grams of gold and over 5 kg of silver from a jeweler in Jaipur (Rajasthan). He remained in jail for about 19 months in Jaipur, Ambah and Dholpur jail and was released on bail in the year 2018,” said the DCP.
“While being in jail during this period, he became close to criminals of Delhi and NCR to commit crime. After release on bail in the first quarter of year 2018, he made contact with illicit arms and ammunition suppliers of UP and MP and started selling ammunition at 50 to 100 percent and arms at 100-300 percent margin to criminals of NCR,” said the DCP.