Nasir gang member accused in murder case arrested

A member of Nasir gang, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest over a murder case in Seelampur area of north east Delhi, has been caught by the Special Cell of Delhi Police.
Mohammad Ashraf was hiding at Amroha in UP. A special team raided the place and came to know that he had returned to Delhi. He was caught near Anand Vihar ISBT on the night of November 20, DCP (Special Cell) Sanjiv Yadav said.
Ashraf is a member of the notorious Nasir gang involved in criminal activities including betting in northeast Delhi. The gang members including the accused Ashraf had gunned down one Mahender in Seelampur area in May after suspecting him to be a police informer, he said.

The gang's kingpin Nasir is already in jail. Other members of his gang -- Azim and Wasim were earlier arrested in connection with the murder but Ashraf was absconding, Yadav said.
A reward of Rs 50,000 was announced by Commissioner of Police on the arrest Mahender's killers.
Nasir gang has rivalry with another gang run by one Irfan over supremacy and betting business in in the area. In a daring bid, the Nasir gang members with the help of juveniles had attacked Irfan in Karkardooma court in December last year in which a Delhi Police head constable Ram Singh was killed, Yadav said.