A man, who allegedly shot dead the former village head in Bihar, was arrested from north Delhi’s Keshav Puram, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday.
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A man, who allegedly shot dead the former village head in Bihar, was arrested from north Delhi’s Keshav Puram, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday.
The accused, 39-year-old Rahul Singh Rajput, who is touted to be the main shooter in the case, purported to have killed the victim with political motives. Rahul, with a history of 31 heinous crimes behind him, was wanted in a case registered at the Mali police station of Aurangabad for the murder of Sanjay Singh on November 30, 2024.
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“Rahul was gunned down as a fallout of an ongoing rivalry between two local groups vying for political dominance,” said Harsh Indora, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).
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The officer continued by saying, “He had been absconding ever since, while seven of his co-accused had already been arrested by Bihar Police.”
On July 22, a team of the Bihar Police sought assistance from the Delhi Police, and a joint operation was taken up by the officers.
Later, the accused was tracked down to Delhi’s Keshav Puram area and was apprehended by the officers near Prembari Pul, he said.
Initially, Rahul tried to mislead the officers but eventually confessed to his role in the murder, the officer mentioned.
Subsequently, he was formally arrested by the officers of the Bihar Police and produced before a court for further legal proceedings.
“Rahul was found involved in cases of murder, attempted murder, extortion, robbery, Arms Act violations, NDPS Act offences, and several other cases under the Uttar Pradesh Gangster Act,” the DCP added.
He has been booked under at least 31 criminal cases across Uttar Pradesh over the last two decades, the officer said.
“Rahul’s criminal journey began when he was in class 12. Following his first arrest, he abandoned his studies and joined the illegal narcotics trade. His failure to secure stable work in Jamshedpur led him deeper into crime,” the DCP said.
He gradually built a fearsome reputation as a contract killer and extortionist, expanding his network to Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, and Deoria, the officer said.
His association with Rakesh Giri, another gangster from Bihar whom he met in jail, led to his eventual involvement in the Aurangabad murder case, he added.
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