The Delhi police arrested a notorious gangster, who carries a reward of `1 lakh for alleged involvement in the killing of eight people to avenge his father’s death.
According to the police, Anil Rohilla and his associate Sunil, both residents of
Haryana, were arrested from Narela in northwest Delhi on Tuesday and a huge cache of sophisticated weapons like four 9 mm bore pistols, 1 .32 bore pistol, 3 spare magazines and 65 live cartridges was recovered from their possession.
Rohilla was carrying a reward of `1 lakh for his involvement in eight cases of murder and one of attempt to murder and was evading arrest since four years.
Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap at MIG flats in Narela and intercepted two persons who fired at the police party but were overpowered.
During interrogation, Rohilla revealed that his family has a criminal history and his father Ram Niwas was involved in five cases of murder. His elder brother Sombir is involved in two cases of murder in Haryana.
“He stated that his family has a running feud with family of to Phool Singh in his village. In the year 2000, his father Ram Niwas alias Rame was shot dead by Phool Singh,” DCP (crime and railways) Ashok Chand said.
“He and his brother Sombir decided to take revenge which led to a bloody trail of revenge and bloodshed. The two formed a gang to avenge the killing of their father,” DCP Chand said.
After his father’s murder, Rohilla shifted to Delhi but they kept changing places due to threat from the rival gang.
In the year 2007, he started committing robberies to finance his activities. His brother Sombir is also involved in robberies.