North East district police has arrested a wanted gangster in a case of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOCA) Act. The accused - Salman, alias Daant Tuta (24) - was running an organised gang of snatchers for many years. He was wanted by police in many cases but had managed to evade police. He is a resident of Noor-e-illahi locality of Bhajanpura in North-east Delhi.
Salman was carrying a reward Rs 1 lakh. In 2015, he had attacked a policeman in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, who was seriously injured and was hospitalised for more than one month. He along with his gang members was regularly committing crime in different parts of India especially in Metro cities.
AK Singla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North-east, said, “A team of Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of North-East district received an information that accused will come in the area of Jafrabad to meet some of his associates. Immediately a police team was tasked to apprehend the wanted criminal.” During investigation, the team laid a trap near a Jafrabad school and on the tip-off of informer the accused was apprehended after a brief encounter. One improvised pistol, two live cartridges, three gold chains and one 220 CC Pulsar Bike were recovered from his possession, the DCP added.
The accused was put to sustained interrogation and he disclosed that he was involved in criminal activities since childhood. He is fond of high speed bikes and also quite adept in stealing bikes. He was arrested on several occasions. He regularly changed his associates to avoid the police dragnet. He used to live a luxurious life and used to travel by flight and premium trains so that his robberies remained undetected, DCP said.