Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Palam Vihar of the Gurugram police on Sunday arrested a notorious criminal, member of a Tota gang after a brief exchange of fire on the Dwarka Expressway. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Rajesh alias Gurga a resident of Sarai Alawardi village
The accused has received a single gunshot in his leg, police said. The police have recovered a 9 mm pistol and a bullet motorcycle from his possession. The arrested accused was allegedly involved in dozen cases of murder, attempt to murder, loot and dacoity and was a history-sheeter. Recently he had killed a businessman in Gurugram.
“A team of CIA Palam Vihar under the supervision of Inspector Manoj Verma was patrolling on the Dwarka Expressway on Sunday around 2.15 pm. Following a tip-off the team had received an information about a presence of Rajesh on the stretch,” Deputy Commissioner of police (crime), Sumit Kuhar, said.
Soon after receiving the information, the police team put up a barricade at a Sector-88 checkpoint. Thereafter two men on motorcycle reached there and when the police team tried to stop them the duo allegedly fired on the police sleuths. In the crossfire, a bullet hits Rajesh leg and the duo fell down from the motorcycle and cops arrested Rajesh. While his accomplice has managed to flee from the crime spot, the police, said.
later the accused was admitted to the civil hospital in Sector-10A for further treatment.
“Rajesh was a history-sheeter and was involved in serious offences like murder, attempt to murder and many others. On July 18 he had killed a businessman Mahesh Yadav when he was dropping his children at Sarai Alawardi railway crossing. A case in this regard was registered by the Railway police,” the DCP, said.
“During the questioning, he had accepted that he had killed Mahesh Yadav and wanted to eliminate Yadav's younger brother Suresh Yadav as he was following his brother's murder case. The culprit is in police custody and will be arrested once he discharged from the hospital. Further probe into the matter is underway, Kuhar, said.