Eleven persons were arrested today for their alleged involvement in different criminal cases including auto theft, trafficking of arms, and robbery.
The crime branch of Delhi Police arrested 23-year-old Jagtar Lali, a resident of Kalyanpuri, for allegedly stabbing one Kuldeep to death on February 2.
"We got information that Jagtar was coming toward Kalyanpuri area on May 28. A trap was laid and he was arrested. Jagtar has earlier been involved in two cases of extortion in the area," a senior police officer said.
In another incident, police claimed to have busted a gang involved in distribution and selling of illegal weapons with the arrest of its three active members, identified as Prempal Singh (62), Dalip Sisodia (22) and Vinod (20).
"Police received a tip-off that three members of the gang were coming towards Sarai Kale Khan on May 29. A trap was laid and the trio was arrested. Eight semi-automatic sophisticated pistols of 7.65 mm was recovered from their possession," the officer said.
He said this consignment of illegal weapons was brought from Khargon in Madhya Pradesh and the pistols would have been sold to anti-social elements at Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 each.
In a separate case, a gang of auto-lifters was busted with the arrest of its four active members.
The accused have been identified as Subhan Ali (23), Ashok (22), Mohammed Wasim (23) and Farman (22) arrested on May 30.
A team of police official on May 27 arrested Hemvir (28) from Karawal Nagar for his involvement in a robbery case and recovered a mobile phone from his possession.
On May 28, a team of Crime Branch officials also apprehended two snatchers, identified as Parveen and a juvenile and recovered two mobile phones leading to the working out of two cases of snatching of PS Sarai Rohilla and Shakarpur.
