Delhi police on Wednesday claimed to have averted a certain bloodbath in the District Court at Rohini. Ten men were arrested and six pistols were recovered from them. They had allegedly reached the complex to eliminate another criminal from a rival gang during his hearing here on Wednesday morning.
According to police, the ten men, part of the Neeraj Bawana-Naveen Baali gang, had come to District Court, Rohini to eliminate Pradeep alias Bhola, a key member of the Neetu Dabodia gang, which is currently led by Paras alias Goldy (absconding) and Rajesh alias Durmut after Dabodia was killed by police in a shootout last year.
‘Interestingly, the chosen assassin from the ten men was a newbie, 23-year-old, identified as Vikas Dabas alias Fauji who had come dressed in an advocate’s attire and was carrying two ‘case files’ with him to evade checking and frisking,’ said Special Commissioner (Special Cell) SN Shrivastava.
He was carrying two sophisticated pistols which were intended to be used to shoot Pradeep, who also had by that time, arrived from the Rohini Jail and was in the transit Court Complex Lock-up, awaiting his call from the concerned Sessions’ Court, he said.
‘Dabas had even managed to enter the court complex concealing the two pistols but an alert policemen recognised him at the first floor of the court building and swiftly neutralized him,’ he said.
His other nine associates, who had reached the court in three cars, a Maruti 800, a Maruti Swift and Tata Safari through different routes, were also arrested by teams of the Special Cell which were deployed at strategic locations in and around the court complex. There has been a long standing rivalry between the two gangs to establish supremacy which took a new turn after Rahul alias Kaala, brother of Naveen Baali, was recently arrested for killing two brothers following a road rage in Bawana and lodged in Rohini Jail, police said.
Pradeep alias Bhola, who is a close aide of associate of Neetu Dabodia and Paras was also lodged in the same jail. The presence of both Rahul and Pradeep in the same jail was bound to make sparks fly.
‘Naveen Bali, who is currently lodged in Nemka Jail, Faridabad feared for his younger brother Rahul’s life in the jail so he decided to eliminate Pradeep when he was to be produced today before a Sessions Court where he is facing trial,’ said Shrivastava.
The Special Cell, which has been tasked to take effective action against organized criminal syndicates operating largely in North West and Outer District areas were developing information about this conspiracy, which was being orchestrated by Naveen Baali from within the Nemka Jail, Faridabad. It was learnt that Naveen was using his associates for arranging weapons and for reccceing the Rohini Court complex for executing the crime, said Shrivastava.
To initiate effective legal action against this criminal conspiracy, a case was registered by the Special Cell and a strong team of officers and men was deployed to cover all strategic areas in and around the Rohini Court Complex.
Between 10:30 and 11:00 AM, in a swift and professional operation, different deployed teams successfully apprehended all the 10 criminals who had arrived at the Court Complex. Sustained interrogation of the arrested accused is being carried out to verify their antecedents.
According to police, the ten men, part of the Neeraj Bawana-Naveen Baali gang, had come to District Court, Rohini to eliminate Pradeep alias Bhola, a key member of the Neetu Dabodia gang, which is currently led by Paras alias Goldy (absconding) and Rajesh alias Durmut after Dabodia was killed by police in a shootout last year.
‘Interestingly, the chosen assassin from the ten men was a newbie, 23-year-old, identified as Vikas Dabas alias Fauji who had come dressed in an advocate’s attire and was carrying two ‘case files’ with him to evade checking and frisking,’ said Special Commissioner (Special Cell) SN Shrivastava.
He was carrying two sophisticated pistols which were intended to be used to shoot Pradeep, who also had by that time, arrived from the Rohini Jail and was in the transit Court Complex Lock-up, awaiting his call from the concerned Sessions’ Court, he said.
‘Dabas had even managed to enter the court complex concealing the two pistols but an alert policemen recognised him at the first floor of the court building and swiftly neutralized him,’ he said.
His other nine associates, who had reached the court in three cars, a Maruti 800, a Maruti Swift and Tata Safari through different routes, were also arrested by teams of the Special Cell which were deployed at strategic locations in and around the court complex. There has been a long standing rivalry between the two gangs to establish supremacy which took a new turn after Rahul alias Kaala, brother of Naveen Baali, was recently arrested for killing two brothers following a road rage in Bawana and lodged in Rohini Jail, police said.
Pradeep alias Bhola, who is a close aide of associate of Neetu Dabodia and Paras was also lodged in the same jail. The presence of both Rahul and Pradeep in the same jail was bound to make sparks fly.
‘Naveen Bali, who is currently lodged in Nemka Jail, Faridabad feared for his younger brother Rahul’s life in the jail so he decided to eliminate Pradeep when he was to be produced today before a Sessions Court where he is facing trial,’ said Shrivastava.
The Special Cell, which has been tasked to take effective action against organized criminal syndicates operating largely in North West and Outer District areas were developing information about this conspiracy, which was being orchestrated by Naveen Baali from within the Nemka Jail, Faridabad. It was learnt that Naveen was using his associates for arranging weapons and for reccceing the Rohini Court complex for executing the crime, said Shrivastava.
To initiate effective legal action against this criminal conspiracy, a case was registered by the Special Cell and a strong team of officers and men was deployed to cover all strategic areas in and around the Rohini Court Complex.
Between 10:30 and 11:00 AM, in a swift and professional operation, different deployed teams successfully apprehended all the 10 criminals who had arrived at the Court Complex. Sustained interrogation of the arrested accused is being carried out to verify their antecedents.