Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday claimed to have arrested a 50-year-old gangster Amrik Singh.
He is a close aide of the Krishan Pehalwan gang and has been booked twice under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MOCCA) and several cases of murder, attempt to murder, Arms Act have been registered against him. Police said that Singh has been absconding after he jumped the furlough in a murder case.
Police sources said that apart from Amrik Singh, his family is also booked under the provisions of MCOCA.
Rajesh Deo, DCP (Crime) said, “Amrik Singh has a long criminal history and has been arrested in several cases, including murder, attempt to murder, Arms Act, MCOCA. In 1998, he was sentenced for life imprisonment in a murder case in Mangolpuri. But in March this year, he was released on furlough for three weeks from Tihar Jail, but Singh did not surrender after the expiry of his furlough. Moreover, during his furlough period, Singh trespassed and on gunpoint, threatened his cousin brother Rakesh. Following which, a case was registered against him at South Rohini Police Station.”
The officer said that search for Singh was intensified and a team of Crime Branch was also roped in to apprehend the gangster. Technical along with local intelligence were
mounted.
“On September 20, police received a tip-off that Singh is hiding somewhere in Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Accordingly, a team led by ACP Sanjay Sehrawat laid traps in Bharatpur and on Thursday, Singh was apprehended from near Murli Cinema in Bharatpur,” said Deo.
“During interrogation, Singh disclosed that, earlier, he was associated with Krishan Pehalwan gang. He had committed murder of Ved Parkash, in which he was serving life sentence. He also committed murder of his niece and her husband. While undergoing sentence, he came to know that some of his relatives and rivals are making plans against him. To settle the scores with them, he came out on furlough and did not surrendered. During his furlough, he trespassed and threatened his cousin Rakesh Kumar to evacuate one property in Mangolpur,” added the officer.