Shooter arrested in Gurugram
Our Correspondent
Gurugram, October 20
The crime unit on Monday night nabbed a shooter of Sandeep Badwasni gang, for firing at police Inspector Sonu Malik.
The arrested accused is identified as Sombeer, resident of Kamas Khera village in Jind district, and is one of the shooters of the Sandeep Badwasni gang. The accused has over half a dozen cases of murder, murder attempt, theft and illegal weapon registered against him in Bhiwani, Sonepat and Gurugram district, said the police. A country made pistol, two cartridges and a motorcycle has been recovered from his possession. According to the police, Inspector Jogender Singh, head of crime unit, Palam Vihar, got a tip-off that the accused was coming to at Kartarpuri road on a bike. The police team put up barricades and when the accused reached there, he hit his bike in police vehicle and tried to escape. When the police followed him, he started firing on them and during the cross firing, he was arrested. He got injured after receiving a bullet shot in his leg and is under treatment at a hospital.
“The accused revealed that he was trying to kill Inspector Sonu Malik for revenge but also his gang wanted to establish supremacy in Gurugram. The gang had planned to start extortion racket ,” said Preet Pal Singh Sangwan, ACP, Crime.
