Delhi police foil extortion plan after arrest of two gang members
With the arrest of two gang members of the Kapil Sangwan gang, the special cell of Delhi Police have foiled an extortion plan of the gang, it said on Sunday.
With the arrest of two gang members of the Kapil Sangwan gang, the special cell of Delhi Police have foiled an extortion plan of the gang, it said on Sunday.
According to the police, the police received secret information about the sex racket run in a residential flat. Based on the information, a raid party was constituted.
The accused, identified as Sahab Singh and Pradeep Kumar, both residents of Haryana, were trafficking in illegal drugs procured from Odisha in Delhi-NCR.
The program is a collaborative venture of the Delhi Police and key partners such as the Ladli Foundation Trust, IHBAS (Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences), and IACT.
Speaking about the initiative, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vichitra Veer said, “To enhance community policing and promote public-private partnership in safety and security, the Delhi Police has launched Prahari initiative”.
The accused has been identified as Aslam Khan, 40, who was wanted in a case of cheating a woman of 3000 Euro by impersonating police officers along with his three associates in Greater Kailash area.
On December 2, 2022, a team of the Crime Branch arrested the accused Manpreet Singh, aged 45 years and resident of Sangam Apartment, Paschim Vihar East, New Delhi from his native village Alipur, Chintawala, Nabha, District Patiala, Punjab.
An arms supplier, Setha Bhagel from Morena, MP, was arrested by the special cell. He used to procure illegal firearms from Khargone, MP and supply them to the criminals in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas.
Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, Ravindra Singh Yadav said that a complaint regarding robbery was received on May 24, 2019 by Joginder Goel.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Kushwaha said in view of the forthcoming MCD elections in Delhi, increased surveillance by the teams of Special Cell was mounted on the firearms suppliers.