Pawan Shaukeen has fled from India and is presently working from the US
New Delhi:
Two sharp-shooters linked to the Kaushal Chaudhary-Bambiha gang had been arrested for opening fireplace on the residence of a businessman in Delhi, police mentioned on Tuesday. Bilal Ansari, 22, and Shuheb Qureshi, 21, each natives of Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, had been arrested throughout a shootout, three days after they carried out the capturing in North West Delhi’s Rani Bagh.
The 2 accused, who had been on a motorcycle, fired a number of rounds to extort Rs 15 crore from the Delhi businessman and left a slip bearing the identify of the “Kaushal Chaudhary – Pawan Shokeen – Bambhia Gang.”
Throughout interrogation, they informed the police that gangster Pawan Shaukeen, who has fled from India and is presently working from the US, had ordered them to open fireplace.
How Pawan Shaukeen Employed The Shooters
Pawan Shaukeen, who was an arms provider in Delhi, met one of many shooters, Bilal, when he was working in a manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesg’s Khurja, the police mentioned.
He then contacted him and requested to do a recce of the residence of the businessman.
Pawan additionally informed him he could be paid for the duty.
Bilal then contacted Shuheb, whom he had met via a standard buddy who was in contact with Pawan Shokeen.
The gangster informed each to fireplace upon the residence within the Rani Bagh space. Whereas Shuheb was driving the bike, Bilal carried out the capturing.
Rise Of Extortion Bids In Delhi
Delhi has witnessed a spate of firing incidents as a part of extortion makes an attempt up to now few months.
Final month, three sensational incidents of firing occurred within the capital — at a automobile showroom in Naraina in west Delhi, a lodge in southwest Delhi and the candy store, all had been linked to extortion actions by gangsters.
Within the first incident, photographs had been fired at a second-hand automobile showroom known as ‘Automotive Avenue Mini’ in southwest Delhi’s Naraina, barely a kilometre from the Naraina police station. Officers mentioned a minimum of 20 rounds had been fired by three males who entered the showroom, inflicting panic within the space.
The shooters left behind a slip, studying “Bhau Gang, Since 2020”. The “Bhau Gang” point out was seen as a reference to wished gangster Himanshu Bhau, who fled the nation in 2022 and is presently believed to be in Portugal. He had additionally claimed accountability for the homicide of a person at a meals outlet in Delhi.
In Might, an identical capturing was carried out at a automobile showroom in West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar and the identical gang was suspected to be behind the assault. Sources mentioned Rs 5 crore was demanded from the homeowners of the ‘Fusion Automobiles’ showroom.
The second capturing befell in southwest Delhi’s Mahipalpur when a bike-borne shooter fired a minimum of 5-6 rounds on the Lodge Impress and broken its glass gate.
In keeping with sources, the firing was accomplished to extort cash and take over the lodge. Final yr, a person had threatened the lodge proprietor within the identify of Canada-based gangster Goldie Brar.