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Updated October 3rd, 2021 at 21:26 IST

4 sharpshooters of Gogi gang held in Delhi

Four sharpshooters of the Gogi gang, who had allegedly come to the national capital to kill the leader of their rival gang Tillu Tajpuriya, were arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell, officials said on Sunday.

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Four sharpshooters of the Gogi gang, who had allegedly come to the national capital to kill the leader of their rival gang Tillu Tajpuriya, were arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell, officials said on Sunday.

The accused were identified as Anuj alias Mohit (23), Sagar Rana (24) and Sumit (26), all residents of Haryana's Jhajjar district, and Harsh alias Mithun (22), a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, they said.

The arrests come days after Jitendra Gogi, the leader of the Gogi gang, was shot dead inside a Rohini courtroom on September 24 by two assailants at the behest of Tajpuriya. The assailants were killed in retaliatory firing by police.

Police said in view of recent incidents of gang-related violence, a dedicated team of the Special Cell was constituted on the directions of Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana to trace criminals and gangsters as part of an inter-state operation.

Through manual and technical surveillance, it was learnt on October 1 that the accused would be going to Prahaladpur and Khera village in Delhi to murder some members of their rival gang, said a senior police official.

The police team spotted the SUV of the accused, who were headed to Khera village, and blocked their way, he said.

After the accused found themselves surrounded, they opened fire at the police team. However, the police team managed to overpower the accused. Two other members of the Gogi gang, who were in another car, managed to escape, leaving behind the vehicle, he added.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said the arrested accused are members of the Gogi gang and had come to Delhi to murder Tajpuriya, who is the leader of their rival gang and the mastermind of Gogi's murder.

The accused planned to kill Tajpuriya when he was either being produced in court or being taken to a hospital for a medical examination, he said.

"After the murder of gangster Gogi, the accused had also (received) directions to kill active gang members of Neeraj Bawana and Naveen Bali gangs, including Monu Bajitpuriya, Vishal Maan and Naresh Tajpuriya, who were on their hit list since they were associated with Tillu gang," the officer said.

Nine sophisticated semi-automatic pistols along with 123 live cartridges, among other things, were recovered from the accused, Yadav said.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to have killed gangster Shama in Punjab's Muktsar on September 29 on the directions of Canada-based gangster Goldie Brar, he said.

The four accused will also be interrogated by the Punjab Police in connection with Shama's killing, he added.

The four men had also helped gangster Kuldeep alias Fajja escape from police custody this year when he had been taken to GTB Hospital for a medical examination, the DCP said.

They were also involved in 15 cases of murder, over 30 cases of attempt to murder, robbery, carjacking and extortion in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the police said.

Gogi and Tillu gangs have been at war with each other for years and their rivalry has claimed dozens of lives.

To gain supremacy over their rivals, the two gangs have formed alliances with other gangsters. Currently, the Gogi gang has is supported by gangsters Kala Jathedi, Lawrence Bishnoi, Sampat Nehra, Ashok Pradhan and Hashim Baba. The Tillu gang is being supported by gangsters Neeraj Bawana, Sunil Rathee, Naveen Bali and Nasir, according to police. 

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Published October 3rd, 2021 at 21:26 IST

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