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A 22-year-old alleged shooter linked to the Kaushal Chaudhary gang, who constabulary assertion was tasked with eliminating a Burari-based businessman arsenic portion of an organised extortion conspiracy, was arrested successful Delhi's Dwarka, an authoritative said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
The accused, Kuldeep Singh of Bhalswa Dairy, was arrested pursuing a targeted surveillance cognition successful Dwarka, helium said.
Police said Mr. Singh is suspected to beryllium a cardinal operative and main assailant linked to pack members operating from abroad.
During his arrest, constabulary recovered 1 PX-30 automatic pistol, a 7.65 mm blase pistol and 5 unrecorded cartridges from his possession. A stolen scooter, allegedly being utilized by the accused, was besides seized. A lawsuit nether applicable provisions of the Arms Act has been registered, constabulary said.
According to investigators, quality inputs suggested that foreign-based gangsters Pawan Shokeen and Gurdeep alias Paa Ji had activated their section web and were readying a targeted sidesplitting successful Delhi.
Mr. Singh, who was allegedly earlier progressive successful a Rs 5-crore extortion-cum-firing lawsuit successful Punjab successful 2024, was assigned the task of eliminating a businessman successful Burari to found pack supremacy and grow extortion operations, constabulary said.
Police laid a trap adjacent an under-construction marketplace successful Dwarka's Sector-17 country connected February 7. Mr. Singh allegedly attempted to fly aft spotting constabulary but was overpowered aft a little chase.
Investigations revealed that the scooter recovered from his possession was stolen from Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
During interrogation, Mr. Singh allegedly disclosed that helium dropped retired of assemblage aft his father's execution implicit a spot quality successful 2019 and aboriginal came into interaction with transgression elements. Police said helium was introduced to pack associates done Pradeep alias Bantu and aboriginal established interaction with pack handlers operating from abroad.
He allegedly confessed to engagement successful aggregate firing and extortion incidents successful Punjab and Delhi successful 2024 and said helium was successful interaction with pack handlers done encrypted connection platforms. The accused allegedly sourced weapons from Ambala and distributed immoderate consignments further done pack networks successful different states, constabulary said.
Mr. Singh had conducted reconnaissance of the targeted businessman and was coordinating with pack associates successful Uttar Pradesh and Punjab earlier his arrest.
Police said further probe is underway to place different members of the web and found the larger conspiracy down the planned execution and extortion operations.
