NEW DELHI: A wanted gangster of a Nepali gang was shot dead by a joint team of Delhi Police and Gurugram Crime Branch following an encounter at Astha Kunj Park. The accused was involved in a dacoity and murder case of a doctor last year in southeast Delhi’s Jangpura area, police official said on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as Bheem Mahabahadur Jora (39), a resident of Lalpur Kailali village in Nepal. A reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced for his arrest, official said. In May last year, Jora and his gang members killed a 63-year-old general physician during a robbery in Jangpura. Police had arrested the servant, Basanti, but Jora and his accomplices fled to Nepal.
On receiving fresh inputs about his movement near Delhi, teams from Delhi and Gurugram police launched a coordinated operation. “During further investigation, police received a tip-off on Monday regarding his whereabouts. The Gurugram Police Crime Branch had the same information,” DCP (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.
“A trap was laid at DDA Astha Kunj Park on the intervening night of October 6-7, where the team intercepted the accused. He was warned to surrender but opened fire on police. Two bullets hit the bulletproof jackets of Inspector Narender Sharma and Sub-Inspector Shubham Chaudhary. They narrowly escaped,” official said.
“Police retaliated and fired two rounds at his legs. One bullet hit his chest, injuring him. He was shifted to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he succumbed to his injuries,” the DCP added. One sophisticated automatic pistol with magazine, empty cartridges, and one live round were recovered.
“He was the mastermind of the Nepali gang, employing members as domestic helpers, drugging families with sleep-inducing tablets, and committing burglary, dacoity, and murder,” the official said. Jora had been involved in five other cases since 2014, police said.
