State : DELHI Sub-Off./Distt.: SOUTH DISTRICT Sub-Off./PS : HAUZ KHAS

INTRODUCTION With the arrest of 5 criminals namely I) Om Prakash @ Bunty aged 28 years, s/o Babul Lal r/o Sangam Vihar, ii) Rajesh, aged 28 years, s/o Om Prakash, r/o NOIDA, U.P., iii) Nazir @ Zakir, aged 26 years, s/o Anwar Hussain, r/o Sangam Vihar, Delhi, iv) Sanjay, aged 32 years S/o Dheer Singh, r/o Sangam Vihar, Delhi and v) Lala Ram, aged 24 years, s/o Narayan, r/o Sangam Vihar Delhi (Permanent address, District Bharat Pur, Rajasthan), South District Police busted a desperate gang of robbers/dacoits operating in South Delhi. The Police also recovered 4 country made kattas, 2 button actuated knives, 13 live cartridges, 2 fired cartridges and 1 Maruti Car from their possession. INCIDENT & TEAM On 9.9.2007, a secret information was received in Police Station Hauz Khas that a notorious gang of robbers led by Om Prakash @ Bunty would pass through Aruna Asif Ali Marg towards Kisan Garh Delhi in a red colour Maruti car with deadly weapons, and they might commit a dacoity in a petrol pump in the area of Vasant Kunj. Seeing the gravity of the information, immediately a special Police team consisting of SI Sunil Kumar, HC Islamuddin, Cts. Yashin, Bhuvan and Ashok led by Inspr. S.P. Kukreti, SHO/Hauz Khas under the overall supervision of Sh. H.P.S. Cheema, ACP/Hauz Khas was constituted to nab the criminals. The Police team immediately swung into action and reached at Aruna Asif Ali Marg with the informer. The Police team put special barricades and started an intense checking of vehicles. At about 4.00 p.m., a red colour Maruti car approached towards the barricade from the Katwaria Sarai side. On the specific tip-off given by the informer, the Police team signaled the car to stop. But instead of stopping the car the driver accelerated the speed of and tried to escape from the spot. But the alert police party managed to stop the car with the help of barricades. In the meantime, a person who was sitting in the front seat of the car with driver, came out of the car alongwith one more person, who was sitting on the left rear seat and both fired one round each at the Police party and started running towards the jungle behind Qutub Institutional Area, leaving behind the car. The Police team also fired two rounds in the air to scare the accused and chased them. After a short chase, the Police team overpowered them both. The three other criminals, who were sitting in the car were already apprehended by the Police team. On their personal search the Police team recovered .12 Bore katta with 7 live cartridges from Om Prakash @ Bunty alongwith one fired cartridge. One desi katta (.315 bore) with one live and one fired cartridge were recovered from Rajesh. One desi katta (.315 Bore) alongwith 2 live cartridges were recovered from Sanjay. One desi katta (.315 Bore) alongwith 3 live cartridges were recovered from Nazir @ Zakir. One button actuated knife was recovered from the possession accused Lala Ram. One more button actuated knife was recovered from the car which was kept under the foot mat of driver seat. Accordingly, all the five above mentioned persons were arrested for the offence of obstructing and firing on police party and under the provisions of Arms Act. INTERROGATION & MODUS OPERANDI During the course of sustained interrogation it is revealed out that Om Prkash @ Bunty is the leader of this gang. He is involved in 22 cases of murder, robbery, attempt to murder and theft in different Police Stations of South District. Rajesh is involved in a case of Arms Act at PS Sangam Vihar. Nazir @ Zakir, Sanjay and Lala Ram have recently joined this gang. They were going in the area of Vasant Kunj to loot a petrol pump in the area. They have kept these deadly arms to terrorize the victims and they even don’t hesitate to shot the persons who object them. Further interrogation is in progress to ascertain their other involvements in crime. PROFILE Om Prakash @ Bunty is a desperate criminal. He was born in Sangam Vihar area and involved in crime since 1999. He is a B.C. of PS Sangam Vihar. Initially he had committed petty crime and later involved in auto lifting. On 27.10.02 he was involved in a case of robbery cum murder and looted Rs. 9 lacs from the victim in daylight after shooting him, in the area of Kalkaji. He is also found involved in a case of murder in the area of Sangam Vihar. He is so desperate that in the year 2002 he alongwith his one associate shoot at one Police Constable of PS H.N. Din, while they were planning to rob a bank in the area of H.N. Din. In the same year he committed 5 robberies including one robbery with murder. He remained in jail upto year 2005. Now he again formed a new gang alongwith above mentioned accused and arranged above recovered deadly weapons through his another associate Gajender @ Babloo. Accused Rajesh is his old associate who is involved in a case of Arms Act. Other three accused are newly members of the gang. The Maruti car belongs to accused Sanjay, which they want to use in the commission of crime. RECOVERY 1. Four desi katta (one .12 Bore, three .315 bore) 2. Seven live and one fired cartridges of .12 bore. 3. Six live and one fired cartridges of .315 bore. 4. Two button actuated knives. 5. One Maruti car.