The Delhi police has arrested a 32-year-old gangster who was wanted in the daylight murder of TIKTOK star Mohit Mor in Najafgarh, said the police adding that, the accused had locked themselves in a secret cellar in his house to evade the arrest.
The arrested accused was identified as, Sandeep Pehalwan (32) a resident of Najafgarh and primarily hails from Jhajjar district in Haryana. He has been found to be involved in previously involved in five cases including murder and attempt to murder and extortion. He came out of jail on parole, but jumped that parole and since then he was dodging the police, said a police official.
On May 21, Mohit Mor, who was famous for his videos on TikTok, was shot dead by three unidentified assailants. A juvenile has already been apprehended in this regard. Further it was revealed that Sandeep was the main conspirator and had also supplied the arms used in the murder of Mohit Mor.
DCP (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse said, on Monday following a tip off regarding Pahalwan, team raided his residence and arrested him. During interrogation, he repeatedly stated that he had continuously kept himself hidden in a secret cellar in his own house and during this period, he was not using any mobile phone. Investigation is under process to ascertain his role in Mohit Mor murder case.