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Delhi Police arrests six gang shooters in two operations
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Two arrests in a fortnight suggest the Delhi Police is rattling gang networks that thrive on social media bravado and easy money. But the pattern is familiar: young men, often first-time offenders, are lured by quick cash and a gun. The real failure is upstream, no one asks why a gym trainer or a Class 12 pass-out sees crime as the only ladder. Until policing matches that root cause, the next 'Gangland' will just use a different name. Watch for how many of these arrested actually face trial.
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