Cops arrest key aide of serial killer ‘Dr Death'
New Delhi: Crime Branch of
Delhi Police
arrested a key associate of notorious serial killer Devender Sharma, alias "Dr Death". The accused, Rajender alias Raju (59) — on the run for 21 years — was apprehended on June 14 from Kasimpur, Aligarh, where he was hiding and working as a security guard at a local pump house.
"Rajender was a close associate of Sharma. The duo was part of a gang involved in a series of heinous crimes, including kidnapping and murder of truck and taxi drivers across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. They used to dispose of the bodies in the crocodile-infested Hazara Canal in Kasganj, UP, while the stolen vehicles were sold in the grey market for Rs 20,000-25,000 each," said DCP (crime) Aditya Gautam.
While absconding in the Delhi case, Rajender was arrested in a separate murder case in Jaipur under a false name and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007. He served 14 years in jail till 2021. TNN
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
India Today
32 minutes ago
- India Today
Bengaluru woman accuses two Kerala temple priests of blackmail, one arrested
In a case of alleged blackmail and sexual exploitation, a widow from Bengaluru has accused two priests from a well-known temple in Thrissur, Kerala, of coercing her into a nude video call and attempting to sexually assault her. The woman, identified as Ratna, a resident of Bellandur, lodged a complaint at Bellandur Police Station, prompting the arrest of one priest. The chief priest remains who lost her husband in 2016, has been raising her two children alone while facing emotional and financial distress. In her search for spiritual help, she found the Peringottukara Temple on Instagram and reached out, convinced that black magic had been performed against was contacted by a priest identified as Arun, who promised to conduct a ritual to remove the supposed curse in exchange for Rs 24,000. According to the complaint, he took her contact number and began calling her through WhatsApp at night, often appearing nude on video and demanding that she do the same as part of the ritual. When Ratna refused, Arun allegedly threatened to carry out a 'reverse ritual' that would harm her children. Fearing for their safety, she complied. The priest reportedly recorded the video and used it to blackmail her into travelling to Kerala to meet Kerala, Ratna alleges that she was taken to a room at the temple by priest Arun and chief priest Unni Damodaran, where both men behaved obscenely and attempted to sexually assault her. She returned to Bengaluru and submitted evidence to the police, including screenshots, call logs, and audio the complaint, the police arrested priest Arun. The chief priest, Unni Damodaran, is currently on the run, and a manhunt has been launched to locate sources also revealed there were contradictory statements from the complainant in the case. A thorough investigation is expected to reveal more details and establish the full facts. IN THIS STORY#Karnataka#Bengaluru#Kerala
Indian Express
an hour ago
- Indian Express
Police arrest accused within 24 hrs of stealing disabled man's phone, cheating him of Rs 1.07 lakh
Police in Panchkula have claimed to have arrested a man for stealing a mobile phone from a differently-abled man and fraudulently transferring Rs 1,07,800 from his bank account through UPI. The accused was identified as Rahul, son of Rambabu, a resident of Ramgarh, District Panchkula. The complaint was lodged on June 13, by Mehboob Khan (34), a resident of Ramgarh under the jurisdiction of Chandimandir Police Station. Mehboob, who is differently-abled and minimally educated, works at a clothing store to support his family. On April 19, his mobile phone went missing, following which he promptly reported the loss to the police and got a duplicate SIM card issued. However, during a subsequent visit to his bank, he discovered that a total of Rs 1,07,800 had been withdrawn from his account via multiple UPI transactions without his knowledge. Alarmed by the fraud, he approached the cyber police for help. Upon receiving the complaint, a special team was constituted under the leadership of Cyber Crime SHO Yudhveer Singh. Using advanced technical analysis and electronic surveillance, the team traced and apprehended the accused within 24 hours. Investigation revealed that Rahul had stolen the victim's mobile phone and misused the UPI services linked to the number to withdraw money from the bank account. A case has been registered against the accused at cybercrime police station in Sector 20, Panchkula.
Indian Express
an hour ago
- Indian Express
Probe into ‘kidnapping' blows lid off cricket betting racket with foreign links in Noida
An international cricket betting syndicate operating out of Greater Noida was uncovered following an investigation into a ransom call related to the kidnapping of two youths, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police said Sunday. The Kasna police and a SWAT team, in a joint effort, arrested eight people allegedly involved in the illegal online betting operation using a mobile app managed from Dubai and Thailand. The investigation began on June 12, when Subhash Chandra, a resident of Alwar, Rajasthan, claimed his son Bhim Singh, 22, and nephew Narayan, 25, had been kidnapped. He said he received a call demanding Rs 7 lakh for their release. The two had arrived in Noida for work from their village approximately 15 to 20 days prior. This was not their first time working in Noida, but their family had no information about the nature of their job, the police said. When the police tracked Bhim's phone location to Cherry County and later to White Orchid apartments in Gaur City, the truth began to unravel. Officers discovered a group of young men closely associated with Bhim living in rented flats. Upon raiding one of the apartments, the police apprehended four people and recovered laptops, dozens of mobile phones, SIM cards, fake Aadhaar cards, chequebooks, and registers — all pointing to a sophisticated operation through an app, Rudra Cric Live. The arrested accused confessed to conducting ball-by-ball betting during live cricket matches — on everything from runs to wicket falls. The racket was allegedly being run internationally, with handlers based abroad supplying fake documents and SIM cards. The team reportedly handled daily transactions of Rs 30 lakh, which they transferred to accounts provided by their overseas handlers, according to the police. The four arrested accused guided the police to Radha Sky Gardens, where Bhim and Narayan were present in the racket's second racket. 'All eight of us do cricket batting work; all our work is done through laptops and mobiles. We are provided with SIM cards using fake names and addresses, fake accounts and related documents by our boss, who resides in Thailand and Dubai and oversees us from there. We transfer the daily sum of around Rs 30 lakh to the accounts given by him,' Bhim was quoted as saying by the police. During questioning, he also admitted that the kidnapping story had been fabricated to scare and extort money from his own family, said the police. Addressing the press, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Saad Miya Khan said, 'Those two men for whom the kidnapping complaint was filed are also involved in this betting racket. They made a miscalculation, which led them to devise a plan with their managers. The plan involved staging their own kidnapping and demanding money from their family members. This way, they hoped to recover a loss of Rs 10 lakh.' Giving information on the betting racket, he added, 'They have almost 20 branches in Delhi-NCR, and they operate on cricket match days; there are three boys in every branch who initiate this betting, and there are some managers. All this is salary-based. This app is banned in India, but it is being promoted through some influencers and online pop-ups, to whom notice will be served.' The police filed a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Public Gambling Act, and the Information Technology (IT) Act at the Kasna police station.
