# Delhi Police arrests six gang shooters in two operations 2026-08-13T13:50:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested six alleged shooters from two separate gang networks this month, averting planned extortion and firing in Delhi-NCR. In the first operation, on the night of July 29-30, officers nabbed Kanha Singh Jadaun, 26, Suraj, 24, and Vallabha Charya, 30, near Dwarka. Police say they were members of the newly formed Mathura-based 'Gangland' gang and were searching for soft targets to shoot at for extortion. Three pistols and 11 live cartridges were recovered. In a separate operation, the cell arrested three shooters of the Tillu Tajpur-Kaushal Chaudhary-Gurvinder Baba gang: Hemant alias Monu, Nayan Aggarwal, and Durgesh Rai alias Devil, all Delhi residents. Hemant and Aggarwal were caught on August 2 in Paschim Vihar, and Durgesh on August 8. Two semi-automatic pistols and 11 live cartridges were seized. Hindustan Times reports the second group had earlier collected arms from Punjab and planned to target salons in Chandigarh for extortion. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Delhi Police, Dwarka arrest, extortion, Gangland, Mathura gang, Rohit Godara Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-nabs-three-mathura-gang-shooters-before-planned-extortion/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-nabs-three-mathura-gang-shooters-before-planned-extortion/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.