In a mega raid conducted in Delhi, the cops arrested 6 people and seize
weapons and cash of Rs. 20 lakh.
On Wednesday the Delhi Police carried out raids at many places within the city and the National
Capital Region (NCR) searches for the associates of the known gangster Kapil Sangwan, also
known as Nandu. This action was taken after the authorities found the evidence of their
connection with the murder of Delhi BJP Kisan Morcha leader Surrendra Matiala in Bindapur’s
Dwarka. One of the snipers was arrested in Chandigarh, had turned out be associated with Kapil
Sangwan.
M Harhsa Vardhan, the Deputy Commissioner of Police stated that 21 teams of 300 police
personnel were sent out to conduct searches at 15 different locations in Delhi and 6 in Haryana.
The raids were conducted deliberately to target Kapil sangwan’s gang and his associates. As a
result of these raids, 20 people have been detained and 6 others were arrested for various offences like Arms Act, Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act based on the recovery during the raids and searches. Previously, a a murder case was registered in connection to the killing of a man named surender in Bindapur police station.
In the raids conducted on Wednesday, 8 people were arrested as Sangwan was alleged to have
been involved in the killing. It has come to the attention that Sangwan who has been declared
“proclaimed offender” is currently hiding abroad. The arrested men were identified as Nithin
Narulla, Nikhil, Rajpal, Deepak, Mohit, and Jitender Dahiya. Adding to that the officials have
stated that Deepak, Nikhil and Nithin were involved in other criminal offences as well.
The items that were seized during the raid were a bullet proof Fortuner car, three pistols with
seven rounds of ammunation, Rs. 20 lakh cash, 22.4 grams heroin and 73 grams amphetamine
were seized from various locations, the DCP stated. In Haryana, all the hideouts of the gangster in
Jajjar, Sonipat, Bahardurgarh and Mahendragarh.
Matiala’s murder on April 14 is said to be a desperate act by Sangwan to assert his dominence in
the area to revive his business and lead the underworld. It was only after the an accused in the
2021 Rohini court shootout, Sunil Baliyan alias Tillu Tajpuriya, was arrested for the killing of a
gangster Jitender Gogi, was this operation was carried out.
