Gangster carrying reward of Rs 1 lakh arrested in Delhi

A gangster carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was on Sunday arrested by special cell Delhi Police. Sonu Jaat, a member of the Neeraj Bawana gang, was arrested from northwest Delhi, said police.

Sonu Jaat, 28, a resident of Rohtak district in Haryana, was arrested on Saturday and a semi-automatic pistol seized from him, police added.

"Sonu was arrested on Saturday around 2 am from the Mukundpur-Bhalswa Dairy Road. One semi-automatic pistol and four live cartridges have been recovered from his possession," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said.

Investigations revealed that Sonu Jaat came in contact with Monu Bajitpur in 2009 and soon became a close confidante. Bajitpur was a close associate of Neeraj Bawana.

In 2010, Sonu, Sandeep and Sunil were arrested in Shalimar Bagh area when they tried to rob a petrol pump, officials said.

While in jail, Jaat came in contact with Shamshuddin. Along with Shamshuddin and his associates, Jaat started land-grabbing in the area of Haiderpur, they said.

In 2016, Shamshuddin was killed by Mohit over some land dispute, police said.

In order to take revenge, Sonu Jaat killed Mohit in Haiderpur on January 21 this year, the officials said. On February 1, he also fired at Vikas Chauhan, a rival of Monu, they added.

(With inputs from PTI)