Cops bust mewati gang

The Mewati gang of Salli who was involved in theft of more than 7,000 livestock and several assaults on police teams have been busted. The members of the gang have been arrested. Two country made pistols, five live cartridges, one TATA 407, fake registration number plates, ropes and stones are recovered. The special unit of crime branch has succeeded in busting the Mewati gang involved in theft of livestock and other crime in Delhi, NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan and UP. The members of this gang were also found involved in the incidence of firing at police. The arrested include three brothers. In the recent past, the crime branch has taken stringent action against criminals of Mewat region. In the process, various prominent criminals gangs have been neutralised. A close surveillance was mounted in the Mewat region to check the activities of these criminals. During surveillance, it was revealed that a gang headed by Harun and Ilyas is still active in Delhi and NCR region. On 7 March, a specific information was received that Harun and Ilyas along with their associates would enter Delhi between 11 to 12 pm from Aaya Nagar border and would pass through Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Vasant Kunj towards JNU and that they would be carrying illegal arms. Accordingly, a trap was laid and at about 11.20 pm, the vehicle they came in was identified. When the police team tried to stop them, the occupants and driver instead of stopping the vehicle, crashed through the police barricades and the occupants assaulted the police team by pelting stones. After a brief scuffle, cops forced the assailant vehicle to stop by blocking the road and they were apprehended.