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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Murder accused linked to Nandu gang arrested
NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a key member of the notorious Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, officials said on Friday. Amardeep alias Amar Lochab (48), a resident of Auchandi village in Bawana, was wanted in a murder case in Faridabad and was absconding for nearly two years, they said. According to police, the accused was also wanted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and Arms Act. 'Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap near a canal on the Tikri-Jharoda road in the Mundka area on Thursday evening. The accused was spotted loitering near the canal, apparently waiting for someone. When police tried to intercept him, he attempted to flee. He was nabbed after a brief chase,' DCP (Special Cell) Amit Kaushik said. Police recovered a semi-automatic (.32) pistol and three live cartridges.
India Gazette
28-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Criminal nexus between politician and criminal most perilous threat to nation", says court rejecting bail plea of ex MLA Balyan
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan, who is an accused in the MCOCA case linked with an organised crime syndicate allegedly run by UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan. 'The criminal nexus between a politician and a gangster is perhaps the most perilous threat confronting a nation and its citizens, and must be addressed with severity,' the court said while rejecting the bail plea. 'Having dismissed the accused's claim of any jurisdictional error in the approval grant and having reviewed the material against the accused including the statements of witnesses, the retracted confessional statements of co-accused, and the audio recording of the accused with the ringleader Kapil Sangwan based in the UK, this Court finds no reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not involved, as mandated under section 21(4) of MCOCA,' special Judge Dig Vinay Singh said in the order passed on May 27. Balyan had sought bail on the grounds that approval of the case under MCOCA against him was invalid. However, the court rejected the contention. The court said that the proposal for approval and the approval granted by the competent authority reflect sufficient material considered by the competent authority, as indicated by the proposal for approval itself, which details 15 FIRs registered up to July 2023, including some registered after FIR no 265/23. Therefore, the court said that the assertion of defective or improper approval appears to be inaccurate. The court further said that the applicant's contentions regarding the approval or the sanction being defective or lacking proper consideration, as well as the assertion regarding the registration of this FIR without any specific activity, and other grounds, the application must be dismissed as the twin conditions under Section 21(4) of MCOCA apply to the applicant. While rejecting the plea, the court clarified that an accused under MCOCA cannot be granted bail until the Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not guilty of such an offence and that the accused is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. There is ample material against the applicant. Thus, the necessary satisfaction under Section 21(4)(b) is absent. The court also discussed a presumption under MCOCA, which said that if it is established that an accused has provided financial assistance to an accused of, or reasonably suspected of, an offence of organised crime, the Special Court shall presume, unless proven otherwise, that such a person has committed the offence under Section 3(2). This presumption is also invoked prima facie in the current case against the applicant, as he is accused of providing financial assistance to a gang member after the commission of the crime to help him evade arrest, the special judge held. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Akhand Pratap Singh for Delhi Police opposed the bail plea. It was claimed that against Kapil Sangwan's crime syndicate, from 2021 to 2024, as many as 21 FIRs have been registered for heinous offences, including murder and extortion, with ongoing investigations in some cases, final reports filed in many cases, and various trials underway in different courts. The applicant (Balyan) was found to have secret applications installed on mobile devices used for communications with other syndicate members, which he acquired under the names of associates. The CFSL has identified those secret applications from seized mobile devices, SSP argued. Advocate MS Khan, along with Advocates Rohit Dalal and Rahul Sahani, appeared for Balyan. It was argued that under Section 2(d) of MCOCA, evidence of a new act demonstrating the continuity of unlawful activity is essential before claiming that an organised crime has occurred. Merely relying on past FIRs/charge-sheets without any new offence is insufficient to invoke MCOCA, the counsel for the accused argued. (ANI)
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Delhi court extends investigation period in organised crime case linked to Kapil Sangwan
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted an extension of 11 days for completing the investigation against two accused in a case filed under MCOCA . The case is linked to an organised crime syndicate allegedly run by Kapil Sangwan . Former MLA Naresh Balyan is also an accused in this case. Meanwhile, the court of special judge Jitendra Singh extended the judicial custody of Balyan and other accused until the next date of hearing, May 5. Earlier, the investigation officer of the case and the special public prosecutor appeared before the court and sought an extension of 30 days to complete the investigation against Sahil and Vijay Gahlaut. The 90-day period to complete the investigation in the case expired on Wednesday. The officer said that some accused individuals should be confronted with other accused individuals. Some financial documents and property documents are to be collected, the officer added. On March 1, the court granted 60 more days to Delhi Police to complete the investigation against Balyan, who was arrested on Dec 4, 2024, in this case. On Jan 15, the court denied bail to Balyan.
