Gangster killed four to avenge 2015 killing of aide, say police
JAIPUR/BIKANER: The initial probe into the murder of four people during a gang war in Churu on Friday evening revealed that gangster Sampat Nehra wanted to avenge the killing of his aide Anil Dhani Kehar, who was shot dead by police on the tip of rivals Ajay Jaitpura and Pradeeep Swami in 2015, said a police official.
“On June 25, 2015, Kehar was killed in an encounter by the police at Miran Chowk in Isharwal, Bhiwani. The Nehra gang believed that Ajay Jaitpura and Swami had helped the police. Therefore, Nehra killed Jaitpura on January 17, 2018 by firing indiscriminately in the court room of Rajgarh,” said a police official from Churu.
He added, “At the same time, Nehra wanted to kill Swami, but he ran away from the spot after a lawyer was shot. Swami had also registered a case on the murder of Ajay Jaitpura in Rajgarh police station and was currently running the gang of Ajay Jaitpura.” On Saturday, a day after four persons were killed in a gang war in Churu district, station house officer (SHO) Hamirwas Subhash Kumar was removed and sent to police line, said police. At least four people were killed in the gang war that took place between notorious
gangsters of Rajasthan and Haryana -- Nehra and Pradeep Swami. Churu (DSP) Narayan Togas said six assailants from Nehra gang, riding on two bikes, opened indiscriminate fire on members of the rival gang at Dhani Mauji village under Hamirwas police station area of Churu, resulting in the deaths of gangster Pradeep Swami and two villagers, identified as Isar and Nihal. In retaliation, Pradeep Swami gang members killed a criminal from Sampat Nehra gang. “Those killed included two villagers who didn’t have any affiliation with a criminal gang. The gang war took place around 4pm on Friday after which heavy police force was deployed in the village,” said Togas.
Senior police officers, including Ashok Rathore, additional director general of p=olice (ADGP), anti-terror squad-special operations group (SOG), Praful Kumar, Bikaner range inspector general of police and SP Togas, are camping in the village that was surrounded by armed policemen, as per the latest reports. Sources said that Pradeep Swamy gang had been receiving threats from Sampat Nehra gang for the past few days. Villagers said that in addition to the Aadhaar card from the attacker’s pocket, five-six cartridges and ₹3500 cash have been found. The deceased was shot by a bullet on the head when the alleged attacker was trying to escape on foot.