FIVE MEMBERS OF GANG INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE CRIMES HELD FROM KMP E-WAY

GURUGRAM: The police on Friday night arrested five members of a gang — who were allegedly involved in multiple cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion, kidnapping, robbery and smuggling of illegal firearms — from different parts of Haryana and Delhi. One revolver, three cartridges and a Scorpio car were recovered from their possession, the police said.

On Friday night, the police received information that members of the Ashu gang would be arriving on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal(KMP) Expressway from the Jhajjar side, allegedly to confront their rivals, said the police.

Joginder Singh, inspector, crime unit investigation of Palam Vihar, led a team to KMP Expressway and spotted their Scorpio. They allegedly intercepted the vehicle and caught hold of the five suspects.

During questioning, the suspects allegedly revealed that they were absconding since November 15 after a firing incident.The suspects have been identified as Ajit alias Jeetu of Hisar, Mohit of Sonipat, Monu of Rewari, Ankit alias Kali, and Amarjeet of Jind.

“The gang used to work for Akash Yadav alias Ashu, who is a wanted criminal and is on the run. His associates would allegedly fire at shops and make extortion demands on their owners. The gang has carried out more than a dozen firings and extortion attempts at different places in Gurugram. On November 15, they attacked a resident’s household and injured three members of the family over a parking issue,” said Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime).

The police said that six suspects were already arrested, including Yadav’s family members, but he is still at large.