The Special Task Force (STF) of the Gurugram police have arrested a dreaded criminal Jitender, alias Jeeta. The accused, a resident of Tandaheri village near Haryana’s Jhajjar district, carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head. He was involved in half a dozen murders and attempt to murder cases.
Police recovered a country-made pistol, six live cartridges and a Pulsar motorcycle.
Following a tip-off, the STF team arrested Jeeta from the underconstruction Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway near his village on Wednesday.
“A case was registered by STF against him at Jhajjar Sadar Police Station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including Arms act. The accused has been handed over to local police for further investigation,” said Ravinder Kumar, public relations officer (PRO) of Gurugram police.
During the preliminary interrogation, Jeeta confessed his involvement in two cases of murder which he had committed in 2002 and attempt to murder cases in 2017 in Jhajjar. Jeeta in jail and came out on parole but did not return, the police, said. He was declared a proclaimed offender by the court as he did not surrender after expiry of his parole.
“The accused was awarded 20 years in jail in connection with a murder case by a Haryana court. Jeeta was changing his locations to avoid his arrest. Further probe into the matter is underway,” the PRO said.