Delhi Police Special Cell arrested Delhi's most wanted gangster Kala Jatheri

New Delhi, July 31

Two after Rakesh Asthaana took over as Delhi Police Commissioner, the Delhi Police Special Cell made a big arrest of Delhi most wanted gangster Kala Jatheri.

Kala Jatheri carried a reward of ₹7 lakh on his head. The special cell arrested him from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. 

Jatheri was wanted by Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab police for his alleged involvement in several cases of murder, extortion and other heinous crimes. 

As per his historysheet, his name surfaced in the GTB Hospital shoot-out case of March 25 this year and during the investigation of wrestler Sagar Dhankad murder case at Chhatrasal Stadium, in which two-time Olympic medallist and world champion wrestler Sushil Kumar and his 12 associates have been arrested. 

Jatheri is a relative of Sonu Mahal, who was also thrashed along with Dhankad by Kumar and his associates on the night of May 4.

Sushil Kumar was earlier allegedly associated with Jatheri, but differences emerged between them following the Chhatrasal Stadium assault and murder.

Kumar feared life threats from Jatheri and his gang members and because of that reason he was shifted to Tihar Jail from Mandoli Jail, the officer said.

Kumar feared life threats from Jatheri and his gang members and because of that reason he was shifted to Tihar Jail from Mandoli Jail. 

Kala Jathedi Gang

Sandeep alias Kala Jatheri had escaped from Haryana Police custody in February 2020. He has allegedly been involved in 10 murder cases and now runs a syndicate of over 100 criminals.

Jatheri earlier operated from Sonipat, is now believed to be shuttling between Dubai and Bangkok. According to the police, he is assisted by a gang member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who is suspected to be hiding in a South Asian country.

After Bishnoi’s arrest and the encounters and arrest of other gangsters, Jatheri took over the rein in the Delhi-NCR Haryana region.