Wanted in several cases, Langarpuria arrested

He was allegedly involved in murder and extortion

June 30, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:48 am IST - NEW DELHI:

in the net:Vikas Langarpuria being produced before the media at the police headquarters on Sunday.Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

in the net:Vikas Langarpuria being produced before the media at the police headquarters on Sunday.Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

Notorious gangster Vikas Langarpuria was arrested over the week-end in Dwarka in South Delhi where he had come to meet an associate.

According to the police, he whipped out a pistol to fire at the raiding team, but he was nabbed before he could shoot. The 25-year-old alleged history-sheeter was mainly into extortion, and was wanted in a dozen cases, including murder and attempts to murder. He has been arrested twice in the past, and was out on bail in one of those murder cases.

Langarpuria was also involved in several face-offs with slain ex-MLA Bharat Singh over buying and selling of plots in Najafgarh and nearby areas.

“Almost every disputed plot of land in Najafgarh had Langarpuria’s stamp over it. In some of those cases, he was in direct confrontation with Mr. Singh,” said a senior police officer.

“Even gangs led by criminals like Manjeet Mahal and Naveen Khati feared him,” said the officer.

In 2012, Langarpuria killed two members of the Mahal’s gang within a week. The murders had catapulted him to the top in Delhi’s organised crime ring and made him among the most wanted in the Capital.

Sources said Langarpuria entered the crime world when he was just 16 years old after some local criminals thrashed and humiliated his family members. A BA student at Delhi University’s Ramlal Anand College, he dropped out when he was in his second year.

At the time of his arrest, he was being hunted by the police of five states. The south-west district police were on his trail after his alleged involvement in two fresh crimes over the past three months.

“In mid-April, a businessman in Baba Haridas Nagar accused him of extorting money from him. The same evening, he and his associates fired at another businessman in Chhawla for refusing to pay an extortion amount of Rs. 25 lakh,” said R A Sanjeev, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South West).

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