SPECIAL CELL
DATED 30.10.2009
A team of Special Cell, Delhi, under the supervision of Sh. Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, ACP Special Cell and led by Inspr. Lalit Mohan Negi, Inspr. Hridaya Bhushan apprehended the desperate, notorious, most wanted contract killer of North India viz. Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi s/o Shri Paras Nath Singh r/o Jaunpur, U.P alongwith Mahender @ Shetty @ Bala @ Rajesh r/o Shantacruz from Mumbai on 29.10.09. Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi has been a symbol of terror in North India for last two decades. He is involved in 18 cases of murder, attempt to murder, and robbery in UP and Delhi. A reward of Rs 5 lakhs and Rs. 2 lakhs have been declared by CBI and UP police respectively for his apprehension.
Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi is a very desperate interstate criminal known for his high profile contract killings. He is learnt to have been a top level extortionist but no one dared to come forward for fear of reprisal. He announced his arrival on the UP crime scene in mid 90’s when he gunned down BJP leader Ram Chander Singh and his official bodyguard in Jaunpur.
On 11.9.1998 an information about the movement of Munna Bajrangi in a maruti esteem car in North-West Delhi was received wherein a joint team of UP STF and North District rushed to GT Karnal road, Delhi and made search for the Esteem car. At about 11.30 AM the joint team spotted two persons in an Esteem car DL-3CL-4315 at GT Karnal Road opposite Nangli Poona. The team members asked the Esteem driver to stop the car but the driver and his associate started firing indiscriminately on the police team. Police retaliated the fire in self defence and both Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi and his associate Yatinder Singh s/o Swaroop Chand r/o Mahwa, Gautam Budh Nagar, UP were injured in the encounter. Both were rushed to Hospital where Yatinder Singh succumbed to his injuries but Munna Bajrangi survived. One mouser 7.65 bore along with ammunition was recovered from the gangster Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi and .30 pistol along with cartridges were recovered from his associate Yatinder Singh. In the said encounter Constable Devinder Singh of Police team also sustained gunshot injuries. After some times Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi, who was granted bail by the court, jumped his bail and was declared Proclaimed offender on 20.05.2002.
In 2003, he killed local BJP leader Anil Rai, BJP MLA from Ghazipur and four others including his official bodyguard in Varanasi. Bajrangi's signature style was killing his target in a moving car. Krishnanand Rai, an MLA from Mohammadabad constituency in Ghazipur district alongwith his seven supporters was shot dead in broad day light near his native village Goundour on November, 29 , 2005. They were ambushed near the Ballia –Ghazipur border by several motorcycle-borne miscreants armed with sophisticated weapons. An FIR No. 589/2005 was lodged at Bhanvarkol police station against 10 people including Mukhtar , Afzal and notorious gangster Munna Bajrangi in connection with the killing. Afzal surrendered in the court on December, 8, 2005.
About three years back Special Cell received information that Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi is trying to spread its network in Delhi as well and extending threat to businessmen . Realising that Munna Bajrangi is trying to become active in Delhi the team started making extensive search for him in U.P., Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhatisgarh, Daman, Rajasthan, Orissa, West Bengal , Bihar, where his movement was suspected. The team started working on every possible leads but Munna Bajrangi was this time was very cautious and not leaving any footprints. The team however continued its efforts.
On 16.9.2009, another input was received that Munna Bajrangi is extending threat and trying to extort money from a businessman of Delhi. A case was registered under the appropriate sections of law and renewed efforts were made to locate Munna Bajrangi. Systematic analysis of every possible clue related to his movements and every data available, the team realised that Munna Bajrangi is hiding somewhere in Malad area of Mumbai. Accordingly, a team headed by Inspector Hridaya Bhushan and Inspr. Lalit Mohan Negi immediately rushed to Mumbai on 21.10.2009 and team started working in Malad area and worked day and night to locate his movement. Finally, on 29.10.2009 the team located his apartment where he was hiding for last several years and had managed to give slip to police teams. At about 2.30 PM team entered into his apartment in Siddivinayak society in Malad West, Mumbai where one of his associate namely Mahender @ Shetty @ Bala @ Rajesh r/o Shantacruz, Mumbai was picked up. He was interrogated wherein he revealed that Munna Bajrangi will meet him at about 5.30 PM at Mumbai -Surat Highway near Chinchoti. Accordingly a trap was laid and Munna Bajrangi was arrested. Initial interrogation has so far revealed his involvements in following cases (list attached). Interrogation is continued. Efforts will be made to get his police custody remand to know about his involvements in greater details.
Criminal involvements of Prem Prakash Singh @ Munna Bajrangi s/o Late Shri Paras Nath singh r/o village Kaseru Pooredayal, PS Sureri, Jaunpur, U.P.
S.NO. / FIR NO. / Section of Law / Police Station1 / 1/82 / 147/148/323 IPC / Sureri, Jaunpur
2 / 45/82 / 392/307 IPC / Sureri ,Jaunpur
3 / 148/84 / 394/302 IPC / Rampur, Jaunpur
4 / 254/93 / 147/148/149/107/302/120-B IPC / Line Bazar, Jaunpur UP
5 / 202/95 / 147/148/149/107/302/120-B IPC / Sari ,Jaunpur, UP
6 / 70/96 / 147/148/149/107/302/120-B IPC / Rampur, Jaunpur, UP
7 / 104/96 / 147/148/149/302 IPC / Madua, T Varansi
8 / 46/97 / 147/148/149/107/302 IPC / Lake Banaras, UP
9 / 69/97 / 302 IPC / Rampur,Jaunpur
10 / 93/97 / 110 CrPC / Sureri Jaunpur
11 / 350/97 / 3(1) Gangster Act / Rampur,Jaunpur
12 / 960/98 / 302 IPC / Rampur, Jaunpur
13 / 686/98 / 186/353/307/132 IPC & 25/27 Arms Act / Samayapur Badli, Delhi
14 / 57/02 / 307/302/506/120-B IPC / Tasasumedh, Varansi
15 / 111/02 / 302/120-B IPC / Chaitganj Varansi
16 / 73/03 / Gangster’s Act / Sureri ,Jaunpur
17 / 589/05 / 147/148/149/107/302/120-B IPC & 7 C L A Act / Bawalcol, Gazipur
18 / 63/09 / 120-B IPC / PS Special Cell
Further interrogation is in progress.
30.10.09
GANG OF NOTORIOUS ROBBERS ARRESTED
Special Staff of West District has busted a gang of notorious robbers. More than 15 incidents of road robberies have been worked out. All the gang members have previous criminal history. Two of them are proclaimed offenders and bad characters of PS Uttam Nagar, Delhi. The gang leader Raju has also been previously arrested in murder case. Looted mobile phones, laptop bag, iron rods etc were recovered from their possession.
NAME AND PROFILE OF ACCUSED
1- Shiv Ram @ Raju S/o Late Shri Hari Chand R/o Vikas Nagar, Budh Bazar, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, Age-25 yrs.
Previous involvements =15.
2- Sanjay @ Dawood S/o Late Shri Ramashish Paswan R/o Vikas Nagar, Budh Bazar, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, Age-30 yrs.
Previous involvements =15.
3- Tinku @ Kalia S/o late Shri Jeet Ram R/o 40 feet road, Phase-V, Jhanda Chowk, Uttam Nagar, Delhi , Age- 22 yrs.
(BC of PS- Uttam Nagar)
Previous involvements =20.
INFORMATION & OPERATION:
On 22.10.09 Shri Vidhya Dhar R/o Vikas Nagar, Uttam Nagar reported that in the evening when he was returning home on his motorcycle from Vikaspuri via Ganda Nallha, Hastsal Road, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, four persons intercepted him and started beating him with iron rods and robbed off his bag containing valuable documents, cash, mobile phones and gold chain. In this regard, a case FIR No. 334/09 u/s 394/34 IPC was registered at PS Uttam Nagar. Keeping in view the intensity of the incident, a team of Special Staff was engaged to collect intelligence about criminals indulging in these crimes under the supervision of Insp. Rajkumar Special Staff/West District. Local sources were deployed. On 29.10.09, a specific information was received to Insp. Rajkumar that one Shivram @ Raju has recently been released from the jail and had organized a gang with Sanjay @ Dawood, Tinku @ Kalia and Kancha @ Neplai. All of them are dreaded criminals. All the four are actively doing road robberies. They have committed this robbery and are also involved in a bus robbery. All of them will assemble near main gate, Salvage Park, Main Mayapuri Road, Mayapuri at about 7.00 pm for committing any crime. On this information a raiding party under the supervision of Insp. Rajkumar consisting of SI Manoj Kumar, SI Charan Singh, ASI Nirakar, HC Ved Prakash, HC Sanjay, HC Sunil, Ct Pawan, Ct Narendra, Ct Sudama and Ct Devender was constituted and was deployed near main gate, Salvage Park, Mayapuri. At about 7.15 pm three persons came near main gate of Salvage Park whom the informer identified as Raju, Dawood and Kalia. All the three were apprehended and they disclosed their names as (1) Shiv Ram @ Raju S/o Late Shri Hari Chand R/o Vikas Nagar, Budh Bazar, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, Age-25 yrs.(2) Sanjay @ Dawood S/o Late Shri Ramashish Paswan R/o Vikas Nagar, Budh Bazar, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, Age-30 yrs (3) Tinku @ Kalia S/o late Shri Jeet Ram R/o 40 feet road, Phase-V, Jhanda Chowk, Uttam Nagar, Delhi , Age- 22 yrs. Two iron rods, and mobile phone and other valuable documents recovered. They admitted about the commission of the robbery near Ganda Nallah, Hastsal Road, Uttam Nagar and mobile phone recovered from them was of the same robbery. All the three were arrested.
INTERROGATION AND MODUS OPERANDI:-
During interrogation, they disclosed that they came to Delhi from their respective native places for good earnings and to lead a good life style and started living in different jhuggi clusters in Paharganj and Uttam Nagar, Delhi. There they came in contact of bad elements who without doing hard work were living a lavish life. They also started committing crime. The gang leader Raju was first arrested in 2004 when he has murdered his very close friend Arvind in the jurisdiction of PS DBG Road, Central District, Delhi when his friend was molesting his girlfriend. He was released from the jail in 2007 in this case. Thereafter he was arrested many times in different type of crimes viz. Robberies, Snatchings and Burglaries. Recently, he has been released from jail in July, 2009 and re-organized his gang with Sanjay @ Dawood, Tinku @ Kalia, Kancha @Nepali and Kala. He met these gang members in jail and all daring to commit crime to fulfill their misdeeds. Sanjay @ Dawood is a known desperate burglar who is very much impressed by the international criminal Dawood Ibrahim and he himself coined his name as Dawood and feel proud to commit crime like Dawood. Tinku @ Kala is an active bad character of PS Uttam Nagar and wanted in many cases. Both Sanjay and Tinku are proclaimed offenders in many cases. During interrogation, all the three accused disclosed that about 7-8 days ago they consumed liquor with Kancha @ Nepali and in need of more liquor they planned to commit robbery near Ganda Nallah. They all forcibly stopped one motorcyclist and started beating him with fist, kicks and iron rods and robbed his belongings gold chain and Rs. 70,000/-. They further disclosed that they have also committed a robbery in a running bus near CRPF camp, Outer Ring Road, Delhi. Other than these incidents, they have committed more than a dozen robberies and snatchings near Ganda Nallah Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri and Janakpuri. Accused Raju also got recovered the looted bag from his rented house in Vikas Nagar, Delhi. Efforts are being made to apprehend remaining co-accused persons.
Staff involved in the good work is being rewarded suitably.
(SHARAD AGARWAL)IPS
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
WEST DISTRICT, NEW DELHI
DATE: 30.10.2009
PRESS RELEASE
FOUR BURGLARS INCLUDING LABOUR AND SECURITY GUARD ARRESTED,
139 KG COPPER RECOVERED
With the arrest of four burglars, on the spot, namely 1. Narad s/o Nagender Prasad r/o D-55/259, Dilshad Vihar Colony, PS- Seema Puri, Delhi, Age-27 Yrs. 2. Sammi Sharma s/o Ram Prakash Sharma r/o 217, Goving Khand, Vishvakarma Nagar, Jhilmil, Delhi Age- 35 Yrs, 3. Afroj s/o Iqbal r/o E-59 A/165, Kalander Colony, PS- Seema Puri, Delhi Age – 20 yrs. & 4. Biman Dass s/o Arun Dass r/o E-59 A/165, Kalander Colony, PS- Seema Puri, Delhi, Age- 18 Yrs. the local police of PS Mansarovar Park, Delhi has prevented a big theft of copper wire from the Industrial area of Friends Colony and has recovered 139 Kg of Copper wire from their possession.
INCIDENTS
In the recent past incidents of copper wire theft from the Industrial area of Friends colony and Damodar Park were being reported during the late evening hours and night hours. Therefore, extra staff was deployed in the area for beat patrolling and surveillance. On 28.10.09, a police team consisting of SI Sudesh Pal No: 418/D, HC Viond Kumar, 299/NE, Ct. Virender, 649/NE, Ct. Deepak 1591/NE were on general evening patrolling in the area of Friends Colony Ind. Area. At about 9.30 PM they were present in gali No-8 of the area. They saw a Santro car No. DL-4CR-0111 standing in front of factory No. 426-431, Friends Colony Ind. Area. Two persons were loading copper wire in the car from the factory. Two other persons were standing near the car and were assisting in loading of the copper wire. On suspicion, all the above mentioned four persons were apprehended and questioned. But they could not give any satisfactory answer as to why they were loading the copper wire in the car. The owner of factory Sh. Madan Lal Jain was called on the spot who stated that Narad is a labour in his factory and Sammi is security guard. They were stealing the copper wire with the help of Scrap Dealer Afroj and Niman Dass (Employee of Afroj). Total 139 Kg of copper wire was found loaded in the santro car.