Ankit Gujjar, carrying reward of Rs 50,000 on his head in West Uttar Pradesh region, fled from the police custody in Greater Noida on Monday. He was involved in murder of BJP leader of Dadari Vijay Pandit.
Gujjar — working as sharpshooter for Anil Dujana and Sundar Bhati gangs — was also involved in serious criminal cases of murder, loot, robbery and extortions in West Uttar Pradesh.
Six police personnel of Maharajganj district have been booked in Greater Noida police station over police apathy. Ankit was lodge in Maharajganj district jail and he was brought in Greater Noida to produce in the district Gautam Budh Nagar court.
Police said Ankit, a resident of Narvali village of Jarcha in Greater Noida is an accused for killing Narender Pradhan in Faridabad district, BJP leader Vijay Pandit in Dadari, Vinay Joshi, a transporter of Jarcha and a businessman of Shahibabad. He was arrested by Noida police and Special Task Force (STF) in 23 November, 2014 from Sector-58 police station area.
Police said Ankit was brought to Greater Noida by Maharajganj district police.