North District police have arrested six members, including the kingpin of Mumbai-based Badshah gang, who had committed a dacoity in Kotwali area on November 7. The CCTV cameras installed in Dariba Kalan area under the Business Area Watch Scheme (BAWS) based on the Surat Model, helped police crack the case. Police had earlier arrested three persons of the gang identified as Mohammad Ahmed, Shamim Jafri and Raju. Shamim is the third generation of criminals in his family. His father Nashim Jafri is the kingpin of the gang and had a wide information racket, said Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi.
Two teams under the supervision of ACP Devesh Kumar Mahla and led by SHO, Kotwali Pramod Gupta were sent to Mumbai and Surat. The six accused were identified as Mohammad Ahmed (32), Shamim Jafri, alias Badshah (25), Nasim Jafri (59), Salim Malik (32), Madan Sen, alias Raju (24) and Manoj Dasrath Gupta, alias Maniya (49). “We have recovered Rs2 lakh, 32 diamond rings and a bag which was used to muffle the victim. The gang used to commit robberies in Delhi, Kolkata, Indore and other cities. They used to visit the city for two-three days and hire local criminals for logistics and paid the around Rs10,000 to them,” said DCP (North) Madhur Verma.
The incident was reported on Friday in North Delhi’s Dariba Kalan area. Victim Manoj Kumar Jain, a jeweller by profession, informed police that his bag, which contained Rs4.75 lakh cash and diamond and gold ornaments were snatched by some people.
According to police, Mohammad Ahmed was nabbed from the spot. He ratted out a Mumbai-based gang being behind the mugging. Ahmed was only supposed to get Rs10,000 and the main accused was returning to Mumbai via Dadar Express. Meanwhile, police also identified the accused from footage on CCTV cameras installed in the area. The cameras were recently installed on August 12 under BAWS. A team was sent to Mumbai by air on Saturday morning so that police officials would reach before the train pulled in and the accused could be arrested.