A 31-year-old gangster and member of the infamous Kala Jathedi gang, wanted in seven criminal cases, was arrested from Delhi’s Mungeshpur village, an official said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Ravinder alias Lappu, a resident of village Katewara, who was earlier also associated with Neetu Daboda and Ashok Pradhan gangs. According to the police, information was received that Ravinder has been frequently coming and going to Mungeshpur for the last few days. “Hence, a team was deputed to gather further information about him and his movements were monitored. On April 29, specific input was received that Ravinder was present at the cremation ground in Mungeshpur between 3.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. He will go to meet one of his colleagues near Jharkhand, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Alok Kumar said.
A trap was laid by the police team. The DCP said, “At around 3.20 pm, Ravinder was seen coming towards the cremation ground. However, when the police team surrounded him, he took out his pistol and threatened to shoot.” But, the police team nabbed him. “A pistol of .32 bore with four rounds of ammunition was recovered from his possession,” the officer said. Ravinder was committing heinous crimes in Delhi-NCR for the last eight years. The DCP said, “The accused has also disclosed that he has earlier worked with Neetu Daboda-Ashok head gang. The accused is a habitual offender and is involved in 10 criminal cases.”
Ravinder has a long history of criminal activities, due to which he has been jailed several times. According to official records, Ravinder was first arrested in 2009 on charges of attempt to murder in west Delhi. In 2014, he and his accomplices kidnapped and robbed a Swift car rider in Kanjhawala. In this case, the court has issued a non-bailable warrant against him. In 2017, Ravinder and his aide Shekhu fired at Pradeep Kumar of Delhi’s Ladrawan village over personal enmity. “Shekhu is an active member of the Ashok Pradhan gang,” the officer said. In the same year, Ravinder and his associates beat up a man badly in Narela Industrial Area. Ravinder was arrested again in 2019 for demanding extortion from a Kanjhawala businessman. In the same year, he demanded extortion of Rs 15 lakh from a businessman of Narela.
In 2021, Ravinder and his accomplices looted Rs 18 lakh from an unknown place in Kanjhawala. “Ravinder’s criminal activities have kept him on the radar of law enforcement agencies and his continued involvement in illegal activities has resulted in repeated arrests and warrants issued against him,” the official said.