A suspected criminal, drawing inspiration from popular Bollywood film Agneepath’s main character, was arrested here along with his two accomplices when he had come to kill a businessman, Delhi Police said on Friday.
Police on Thursday received an information about the movement of one lokesh Chauhan, alias Chunnu, (21) and his associate Jai Singh (27). They were to visit Vardhaman Plaza, Matiala to meet their other associate Dharampal, alias Pradeep, (27) they added.
Accordingly, a trap was laid and when the police team surrounded the trio, Chauhan pointed a pistol at one of the constables, the police said.
Chauhan was overpowered and the trio were nabbed. Four illegal pistols and seven live rounds of ammunition were seized from them, the police said.
During an interrogation, Chauhan revealed that he was arrested for the first in a motorcycle theft case and was lodged in Bhondsi jail for seven days, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest)Shibesh Singh.
While he was in the jail, he befriended many hardened criminals and thought of making a name for himself in the world of crime, the DCP added.
He was arrested in a case of attempt to murder in Gurugram and was in jail for over three months before being released on a bail a month back, the official said.
Chauhan got a contract of Rs 5 lakh for killing a man in Dwarka. He, along with his associates, was out to execute his plan when they were nabbed by police on Thursday, the DCP said.
He is fond of Bollywood movies and draws an inspiration from popular Bollywood film ‘Agneepath’s’ main character character ‘Vijay Deenanath Chauhan’ played by Amitabh Bachchan, the DCP said. “He wants to earn a lot of money and has a wish to try his luck in the Hindi cinema,” he said.