Three accomplices of gangsters Himanshu Bhau and Neeraj Bawana have been arrested following an encounter in Rohini’s Begumpur space in Northwest Delhi on Friday night time, mentioned police.
Recognized as Atul alias Monty alias Jacky (32), Rohit (31), and Prince (20), the three had been travelling on a motorbike once they had been noticed close to Prem Adhe Highway in Begumpur, police mentioned.
“When the police tried to cease the automobile, considered one of them opened fireplace on the staff. In retaliation, we opened fireplace at them. The three then fell on the highway with the bike,” an officer mentioned.
Atul, a resident of Dariyapur in Delhi, acquired a bullet harm in his leg and was hospitalised. Rohit, a resident of Auchandi, and Prince from Haryana’s Sonipat had been taken into custody, he added.
From their possession, police recovered a classy semi-automatic pistol, two country-made pistols, and 5 stay cartridges.
Police mentioned the three suspects operated for gangsters Bhau and Bawana. Whereas Bawana is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, Bhau presently runs his community nearly from Portugal.
Since escaping from the juvenile house, Bhau has had over 20 legal circumstances, not less than 16 associated to homicide and makes an attempt to homicide, lodged towards him. The Interpol had issued a Crimson Discover towards him and he’s on the radar of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA).
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In 2016, Further Commissioner of Police (crime) Sanjay Bhatia mentioned, Atul was concerned within the homicide of 1 Abhishek from Bawana alongside along with his associates and was subsequently arrested. Whereas in jail, he met Neeraj Bawana and Naveen alias Bali.
“From the jail, he made extortion and risk calls to 1 politician of Bawana to affect a key witness within the homicide case towards him. Following the MLA’s criticism, a case was registered on the police station in Bawana, resulting in his arrest whereas nonetheless incarcerated,” Bhatia mentioned.
“In 2021, he was launched from jail and began working for the Bawana and Bhau gang.”
Atul had been beforehand booked in seven circumstances associated to homicide, firing, extortion, Arms Act, and theft, lodged at police stations in Delhi and Haryana.
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The police mentioned Rohit accomplished his civil engineering diploma from JKB Polytechnic in Sonipat and joined the Military in 2013, however later left the service.
In 2017, he was allegedly concerned in a theft along with his associates in Narela and was subsequently arrested. In 2019, he allegedly dedicated one other theft involving an Ola cab at Sonipat in Haryana, police mentioned.
In 2020, an officer mentioned, Rohit, alongside along with his associates Mohit and Dinesh alias Dhinna, murdered Rajeev as a result of a household dispute. He was launched on bail from Tihar Jail in 2024.
The officer mentioned Rohit had been beforehand booked in six circumstances linked to homicide, theft, snatching, and theft, lodged at varied police stations in Delhi and Haryana.
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Prince got here into contact with Atul by one Rohan, a resident of Rasoi, about six months in the past. Keen to achieve notoriety within the legal world, he agreed to affix Atul in committing homicide, the officer added.
