Former State level weightlifter, wanted for the murder of a financer Vijay Dabas of Rohini in 2015, has been arrested. The accused Parveen Kumar lamba (40) who was absconding was apprehended from Auchandi border, Delhi on Tuesday at around 6:00 pm, police said on Friday.
The accused Parveen Kumar along with his associates Sanjeev Gora, Surender, Deepak gunned down financier Vijay lamba in his office on 17.01.2015. All the accused were arrested except for Parveen Kumar who was evading arrest till now, the crime branch stated. He was arrested after information was received by the Special operation squad, Sector 18 Rohini.
Additional Commissioner of Police Dr. Ajit Kumar Singla said, “On sustained interrogation, Parveen disclosed that he always wanted to become a weightlifter and had won second position in 62 KG weight category in Delhi in the year 2001. Due to financial constraints, he was unable to pursue his dream of becoming a national level weightlifter.”
Parveen Kumar also claimed that he started working with Sanjeev Gora who ran a finance business and was also a fellow weightlifter. Sanjeev and the victim Vijay Dabas were partners in a pub/club at Gurgaon, Haryana. After a financial dispute erupted between the two, Vijay Dabas began threatening Sanjeev and started demanding money from him.
Sanjeev decided to eliminate Vijay and roped in Deepak, Surender and Parveen lamba and together they shot Vijay Dabas, Dr Singla added.