The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old gangster who was hiding in numerous European nations after he arrived at Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) airport, officers mentioned.
Gangster held at Delhi airport after fleeing to Europe over murders
Investigators mentioned Harsh (goes by single title) alias Chintu had fled Delhi after committing a double homicide in February, and was extorting businessmen within the Capital by claiming that he was a member of the Jitender Mann “Gogi” gang.
Sharing particulars, police mentioned on February 9, two males had been shot at point-blank vary inside a salon in Najafgarh. Particular commissioner of police (crime) Devesh Chandra Srivastava mentioned investigators recognized the assailants as Harsh and Sanjeev Dahiya.
Police mentioned the 2 assailants managed to flee Delhi, after which the path went chilly for a number of months, until August, when investigators probing extortion circumstances found that some Delhi-based businessmen had been getting menace calls from Azerbaijan.
Probing this lead, police mentioned, a staff led by deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjay Sain, assistant commissioner of police (crime) Umesh Barthwal and inspector Rakesh Kumar discovered that Harsh was hiding in Azerbaijan.
Extra commissioner of police (crime) Sanjay Bhatia mentioned Harsh left India from the Amritsar airport on a faux passport, flying first to Sharjah, earlier than heading to Azerbaijan.
By October, officers mentioned, police had contacted Interpol to difficulty a Crimson Nook discover towards him.
An investigator probing the case mentioned, “Harsh stayed in Azerbaijan for three months. He also spent some time in Kazakhstan. However, when his visa was about to expire, he travelled to Moldova — where he was refused a visa — and was sent to Istanbul, Turkey from where he was sent back to India. Upon his arrival at IGI, he was arrested.”
Police mentioned Harsh’s interrogation revealed that his keep overseas was financed by fugitive gangster Monty Mann, suspected to be hiding in California. They mentioned the gangster additionally said that his confederate, Dahiya, is at present dwelling in Austria.