The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have arrested an alleged criminal named in several cases, including murder and attempt to murder. He was carrying a reward ₹75,000 on his head.
Identified as Sombir alias Cheli (23), he was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly fired at a raiding party, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav. His arrest comes close on the heels of the arrest of his accomplice Umesh last month.
Revenge plot
“He [Cheli] was arrested from PVC Market, Tikri, around 10.30 p.m. after a scuffle. Cheli took out his pistol and tried to fire at the raiding party. An Italian-made sophisticated pistol loaded with five live cartridges was recovered from his possession,” he said.
Cheli allegedly committed several crimes in less than a year as part of a revenge plot hatched by Umesh. “In 2011, Umesh’s paternal uncle Chand Singh was murdered by his relatives Satyawan and others who lived in the same village. Umesh wanted to avenge his uncle’s death and Cheli promised to help him,” said Mr. Yadav.
Their first victim was Satyawan’s brother Amit. “Last July they did a recce and Cheli, Umesh, his brother Samir and another accomplice shot at Amit in Mukherjee Nagar. Few hours later, he and Umesh went inside the house of Amit’s paternal uncle Sudhir in Dubbaldhan village and fired at him,” said Mr. Yadav.
They struck again in October.
“Cheli and Umesh fired at Sudhir’s house with the intention of killing him.”
In the three attempts to murder, they were only successful in killing Amit. After Umesh’s arrest in April, Cheli took charge.
He was planning to kill Amit’s brother-in-law Anil, who is the complainant and a witness in the Mukherjee Nagar murder case.
