Fugitive gangster of the Naveen Khati gang, wanted for the murder of one Pardeep Kumar, was arrested after eight years by the Inter-border Gang Investigation Squad (IGIS) of Delhi Police's Crime Branch.
The accused Narender (42) adopted his brother's identity and started working as a cab driver to evade arrest from the Delhi Police and the Ravinder alias Bholu gang. The murder of Pardeep Kumar in 2010 had resulted in the start of a war between the Naveen Khati Gang and Ravinder gang and has claimed several lives till date, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Crime) Dr Ajit Kumar Singla stated.
During interrogation, the accused who was absconding for the past eight years revealed that he hid in several places at Delhi and its neighbouring cities. Further, to hide his identity he also married a widow with three adult sons and pretended to be a family man. The kingpin of the gang Naveen Joshi and his associates are presently lodged in jail, Singla said.