Delhi Police Special Cell held a Mewat based interstate dreaded criminal wanted in police attacks
New Delhi, September 10
Delhi Police Special Cell held a Mewat based interstate dreaded criminal wanted in police attacks.
Shakir of Faridabad has previously been arrested in more than 13 criminal cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, dacoity, riot, arms act, cattle slaughtering etc. in Delhi And Haryana.
Shakir was arrested near the bus stop Dhaula Kuan at Ring Road towards Naraina, Delhi. The police also recovered a country made pistol of .315 with three live cartridges has been recovered from the possession of accused at the spot.
The Special Cell had received information about the movement of the said Mewat based criminal Shakir and his associates who were absconding in above case. The police had put a sharp vigil on the activities of Shakir and his associates. The team received specific input that he would come near bus stand Dhaula Kuan at Ring Road towards Naraina to do the reccee of the area to commit crime folo which a trap was laid following his arrest.
Shakir told police that during the intervening night of 5 and 6 of June, he alongwith his seven associates was fleeing in a truck with dairy animals stolen from Delhi. The gang was challenged and chased by the police in the area of Khyala. The accused persons started pelting stones, glass bottles at the PCR van. In view of above stone pelting, few more PCR vans were rushed but accused persons kept on pelting stones and glass bottles which causes extensive damage to four police vehicles. When truck borne accused persons found PCR vans still undeterred chasing their truck, they started throwing cattle from the truck. In the melee, accused persons left the truck in the area of Rithala and fled from the scene.
DCP (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha stated that the members of this gang are dreaded, ruthless and violent. They don’t hesitate in attacking police and even open fire at the slightest provocation or resistance.
In an another incident, during the intervening night in May 2012, Shakir with his associates in their Tata-407 while trying to escape from police had hit the barricades at a picket in the area of PS Bharat Nagar in which a constable and Home Guard were seriously injured constable Naresh later succumbed to his injuries.
According to the police, the modus operandi of members of this syndicate is to rob cars and mini trucks at gun point. They further use these vehicles for committing robbery/dacoity on highways in Delhi NCR and adjoining areas. Th members of this gang procure firearms used in committing these crimes from arms manufactures/suppliers of Khargone, Dhar, Burhanpur, Sendhwa etc. in MP.
