‘Hitman’ of Rajesh Bawana gang arrested in Rohini
NEWDELHI: A 22-year-old ‘hitman’ of jailed gangster Rajesh Bawana was arrested last week by a team of the Delhi Police special cell after a brief scuffle in outer Delhi’s Rohini Sector 11, police said.
The arrested hitman, Hemant alias Bhushan, was involved in a murder case in Haryana and three attempt to murder cases are registered against him at Bawana and Jaffarpur Kalan police stations in Delhi. One semi-automatic pistol with four cartridges and a country-made pistol with 11 bullets were recovered from him.
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (special cell), said Hemant was arrested on January 5, following information that he would come to meet his brother, identified by his single name Sumit. “A team was formed and a trap was laid on Bawana Road. After seeing the police party, Hemant tried to flee and in the process fired a bullet. Luckily, nobody was hurt and Hemant was overpowered,” said Yadav.
During interrogation, Hemant disclosed that he works as a hitman for Rajesh Bawana, also known as Rajesh Bawania, who is presently in Bhondsi Jail. In December 2017, Hemant opened fired at the brother and mother of his rival, identified by his single name Munia, at their home in Barona village in Haryana.
“Munia is a hitman of gangster Neeraj Bawana. While Munia’s brother Dinesh died, his mother survived the attack,” said Yadav.