21.06.2009

INTERSTATE WRESTLING CHAMPION & SHARP SHOOTER OF KRISHAN PEHLWAN GANG, WANTED IN MURDER CASES OF HARYANA AND PUNJAB ARRESTED

South District Police has arrested one desperate criminal Rakesh Kumar @ Raka S/O Puran Singh age 22 years R/O Village & PO- Ladrawan, Distt.- Jhajjar, Haryana, who was an Interstate Champion in Wrestling (84 Kg. freestyle in year 2007) and sharp shooter of Krishan Pehlwan Gang and was wanted in several murder cases of Haryana and Punjab.

TEAM AND INCIDENT :-

On 21/06/2009 a team of Special Staff South District consisting of SIs Surinder Dahiya, Sanjeev Kumar, ASIs Ashok Kumar, Gyanender Singh,HCs Shiv Kumar, Vijay, Beer Singh, Cts. Ashok, Vijay, Raghubir, Rajbeer, and Driver Ct. Lakhvinder Singh under the supervision of Inspector Vijay Singh, I/C Special Staff and Shri K.S. Bhatnagar, ACP/Operation South District was formed to prevent the recent spate of robbery incidents. The team so formed was present near Lado Sarai to check the suspicious persons and vehicles. A secret informer met and gave specific information that a desperate criminal of Haryana who is wanted in several murder cases and a close accomplice of Krishan Pehlwan Gang will come at PVR Saket to meet one of his accomplices around 11 AM. On this information a trap was laid at PVR Saket. At about 11.30 AM a person came in front of McDonald restaurant and started waiting for someone. The secret informer identified him as Rakesh @ Raka. The team acted smartly and swiftly and apprehended the person namely Rakesh Kumar @ Raka S/O Puran Singh R/O Village & PO- Ladrawan, Distt.- Jhajjar, Haryana. On the interrogation he disclosed that he is wanted in two murder cases vide FIR no.341/08 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Sadar, Rohtak, Haryana and FIR no. 222/08 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Sarhind, Punjab. So he was arrested u/s 41.1 Cr.P.C. vide DD no 10B, PS Saket.

INTERROGATION :-

During sustained interrogation, accused Rakesh @ Raka disclosed that his family has an enmity of with one Mahinder and his family members at Ritoli village over the dispute of a piece of land and a “will” related to property. Mahinder was main witness in that “will”. Father of Rakesh @ Raka asked Mahinder to give statement in his favour but he refused to do so. On 05/12/2008 he along with his other associates namely Vikas@ Vicky R/O Village Nagla Dewat, Delhi which has been shifted to Vasant Kunj area because of extension of International Airport, Vikas@ Rocky R/O Gopal Nagar, Najafgarh, Delhi, Amit @ Michu R/O Village Katewra, Delhi murdered Mahinder Singh in his house at village Ritoli, Rohatak. He shot his head on point blank range and ran away from the spot. A case vide FIR no. 341/08 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Sadar, Rohtak, Haryana was registered in this regard. He also disclosed that he along with his associates namely Vikas @ Vicky and Pardeep @ Babloo murdered one Padam Singh who is cousin of Babloo. Pardeep @ Babloo used to live with Padam Singh at his house and during this he developed illicit relations with wife of Padam Singh, when it come to knowledge of Padam Singh he raised objection and both had a quarrel over it. Babloo told this incident to Rakesh @ Raka and other friends and they hatched a conspiracy to kill Padam Singh. On 31/12/2008 they came to know that Padam Singh is going to Punjab for some work, they started following him and shot him dead in the area of PS Sarhind, Distt. Fateh Garh Sahib, Punjab. A case vide FIR no. 222/08 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Sarhind, Punjab was registered in this regard and he was wanted in this case also. In both cases PO proceedings are on against the said accused.

PROFILE:-

Accused Rakesh Kumar @ Raka S/O Puran Singh R/O Village & PO- Ladrawan, Distt.- Jhajjar, Haryana, UP was born in 1987 in his native village.. He studied up to class 12th from Golden Valley School Bahdurgarh Haryana. For college education, he got admission in Govt. College Bahdurgarh in BA(pass course) attached with MD University Rohtak. Recently he appeared for his final year examination. His father is Sarpanch of the Village and has very good influence in nearby area. During his school days he inclined towards wrestling and started practising in Chattarshal Stadium from Jan 2003. He is very smart and active in wrestling and in a very short span of time he became very famous in this field. He won Bronze Medal in Senior State Wrestling Championship held in Delhi in 2006. In 2007 he won Gold Medal in the same championship and became State Champion. In 2007 he also won Bronze Medal in Rajeev Gandhi Gold Cup. During this period he fell into bad company and came in contacts of some local criminals who were members of Krishan Pehlwan Gang and he also joined the gang. As he is very clever and brave so he became a prominent member of Krishan Pehlwan Gang and started committing crime.

INVOLVMENTS:-

1.  FIR no.341/08 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Sadar, Rohtak, Haryana.

2.  FIR no. 222/08 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Sarhind, Punjab.

The interrogation is still in progress and other involvements are being verified. Members of the team are being suitably rewarded.

(H.G.S.DHALIWAL)

DCP/SOUTH DISTRICT