A notorious gang leader of robbers, who was absconding since February, was arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday. Identified as Mani Kandan, 21, was wanted in 2 cases of robbery in lajpat Nagar. He was also a declared Proclaimed Offender (PO).
Kandan, who liked to be called 'don' by the localities, belongs to Tamil Nadu but was born and brought up in Delhi's Jal Vihar area.
During further interrogation with the cops, the accused revealed that he was a school drop-out and in the early age he became addicted to liquor and in order to meet his needs he started with petty thefts. He made his hold among young boys in his locality and slowly became their boss. He wanted to rule the crime world and loved himself to be called as 'Don'. Eventually, he roped in young boys in his gang and he became Don of his locality.
According to cops, to earn quick money Kandan along with three others who identified as Kumar(22) and a juveniles robbed Jaganath driver of IAS officer by after beating him with baton. On the same day the accused robbed a person named as Sohail Khan. In both the cases, accused persons robbed mobile phones and cash of the victims near Jal Vihar, lajpat Nagar.
The cops on the day one itself arrested the juvenile and Kumar and recovered the robbed mobile phones and cash from their possession. However, the gang leader Kandan alias don managed to flee away to evade his arrest. He returned to Delhi a couple days ago.
“Charge Sheet against arrested accused Kumar and Final Report against Juvenile have already been filed against them. Since accused Mani Kandan alias Don was absconding in order to evade his arrest, Non-Bailable Warrant and Proclaimed Offender (PO) proceedings were got issued against him by the Saket Court,” said IPS Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South east district.
FIR against the accused has been filed under IPC sections 323,341,354B IPC by the lajpat Nagar Police.