The Delhi Police Crime Branch has finally managed to arrest Sunil Pehalwan (34), a proclaimed offender, police said on Friday.
One sophisticated pistol, along with four live cartridges, have been recovered from his possession.
He was absconding for the last four years after killing a businessman in Hoshiyarpur, Punjab. Sunil was a constable in Border Security Force (BSF). On July 16, police was tipped off that Sunil would come to Chander Vihar area in Delhi and he was apprehended.
During interrogation, he disclosed that he was serving as a constable in the BSF. The businessman, Rajender Singh, a resident of his neighbouring village used to harass his sister and had also gone to his house and threatened his father to get her married to him.
When he came on leave, Sunil got to know about this ordeal and decided to eliminate Rajender Singh. He roped in his friend Punjab Singh in the plan and both of them went to the office of Rajender Singh. Thereafter, they left for village Bassi Kikrawala alongwith Rajender Singh. On the way they shot Rajender Singh dead.
"Thereafter, he joined his duty at Barmer. After a few weeks when local police reached his unit, he ran away from the unit.
He and Punjab Singh came to Delhi and began to work as daily wagers. After some time, both of them learnt the art of fabrication and presently they were doing the work of aluminium and iron fabrication in Delhi," said a senior police official.
Recently, they had done reccee of a businessman, who carries huge cash. They planned to rob him. To commit the robbery, they arranged a country-made pistol and 5 live cartridges. The country-made pistol and 4 live cartridges have been recovered from him and he has been arrested under relevant sections of law.
According to Ravindra Yadav, Joint commissioner of Police (Crime branch) the information about his arrest has been given to Punjab police.