Delhi Police claims to have averted a possible gang war with the arrest of a man directed to eliminate gangster Neeraj Bawana and his gang.
o The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Tuesday claimed to have averted a possible gang war following the arrest of a man.
o The man was allegedly ordered to eliminate gangster Neeraj Bawana and his gang members.
The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Tuesday claimed to have averted a possible gang war with the arrest of a man who was directed to kill gangster Neeraj Bawana and his gang members.
The 30-year-old accused, Rohit, known as Lamba, is known to be associated with the Ashok Pradhan-Neetu Dabodiya gang. He was involved in 20 criminal cases in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, police officials said.
Ashok Pradhan, who is currently incarcerated, had gotten the weapon delivered to Lamba through his associates. They claimed to have planned to kill Bawania and his gang members after being produced in court, a senior police officer said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohit Meena said that they apprehended Lamba, a resident of Najafgarh, on July 7 from the Uttam Nagar area. The arrest was based on secret inputs received from their sources. On January 12, Lamba along with his associates also fired upon Durga Singh, a resident of Najafgarh. The local police had arrested four accused, but Lamba and his associate were absconding, the police officer said.
A pistol and two cartridges were seized from the accused and an investigation is underway to find the source of the weapon. On January 12, Lamba along with his associates had fired upon Durga Singh, a resident of Najafgarh. The local police had arrested four accused, but Lamba and his associate were on the run, the police officer said.
Lamba would extort money from gambling operators in Najafgarh and Uttam Nagar areas. The officer said that most of the members of the gang, including its leader Ashok Pradhan, have been arrested but Lamba was missing until now. Since he changed location frequently, technical surveillance was mounted and Lamba was finally traced near Vipin Garden in the Uttam Nagar area.
