Neeraj bawana

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly supplying illegal weapons to the members of the infamous Neeraj Bawana gang in the national capital, the police said on Saturday. The accused, who has been identified as Navneet Hooda, is a relative of Naveen Bali, an active member of the Neeraj Bawana gang. The police said that Navneet also used to lure people for buying firearms by posting his videos brandishing weapons on Instagram. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Alok Kumar, said that there was inputs about the involvement of Hooda in supplying firearms to the members of the Neeraj Bawana gang in Delhi. "The information was further developed through technical and manual surveillance, and after efforts for more than a month, Hooda was nabbed from Sector 9 in Rohini on Thursday," the officer said. On interrogation, Hooda disclosed that he was associated with the Neeraj Bawana gang for the last five years through Naveen Bali, a sharpshooter in the gang. "Hooda also revealed that he provided weapons and other logistic support to Naveen Bali and other members of the syndicate. He claimed to have supplied more than 20 pistols to the gang members," said Kumar. "He has also disclosed that he would procure pistols from a person in Ghaziabad in. The accused was previously involved in two criminal cases of attempt to murder and criminal intimidation, which were registered in Delhi and Noida," the officer added. Dis...

New Delhi: After Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead, a Delhi-based criminal Neeraj Bawana, who is now incarcerated in the national capital's high-security Tihar Jail, pledged to revenge the singer's death in a social media post. Previously, on social media, Goldy Brar, a Canadian gangster associated to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for the murder. According to a Facebook post yesterday by an account named Bawana, "Sidhu Moose Wala was heart, brother. Will give a result in two days." The Neeraj Bawana gang had already denounced the gruesome assassination of Sidhu Moose Wala and pledged retaliation. The post names Neeraj Bawana, who is being held in Tihar Jail on murder and ransom charges, as well as his associates Tillu Tajpuriya and thug Davinder Bambiha. Bawana has colleagues throughout Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Previously, Bhuppi Rana, a member of the Neeraj Bawana gang, criticised mobster Lawrence Bishnoi and his assistant Goldy Brar and remarked that the death of Moose Wala was tragic. The Bishnoi gang also falsely claimed that Moose Wala was involved in the deaths of Youth Akali Dal leader Vicky Middukhera and student leader Gurlal Bara. " Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Punjab's Mansa district on Sunday, a day after the state government revoked his security protection. According to authorities, Moosewala's murder looked to be vengeance for the death of teenage Akali leader Vicky Middukhera l...

Delhi Police have arrested jailed Delhi gangster Neeraj Bawana’s father Prem Singh in connection with an Arms Act case, police said on Friday. Around two weeks ago, police had recovered two vehicles along with arms and ammunition from Bawana village, in the premises of a property owned by Prem Singh. Police said their investigation revealed that one of the recovered vehicles -- Mahindra Scorpio, whose body was modified to make it bullet proof -- was registered in the name of the gangster’s father. Singh was arrested on Thursday. Neeraj Bawana is one of the most notorious gangsters of Delhi. He is currently lodged in Tihar jail. (HT Photo) A senior police officer said that a case under Arms Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code had been registered and an associate of the gangster identified as Sachin alias Golu, 23, native of Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli was arrested. He told police that he joined the gang sometime in July and was staying in a house in Bawana, which he later learnt was registered in Singh’s name. Bawana’s father, Prem Singh, is a former Delhi Transport Corporation bus driver. “After his arrest, Sachin led police to the house where we allegedly found two vehicles, a Mahindra Scorpio and MG Hector. The Scorpio was registered in the name of Neeraj Bawana’s father. This was not a bullet proof car manufactured or sold by the company. Initial investigation has revealed that the car was taken to some place in the NCR region and body armour was added t...

Neeraj Bawana’s brother, Pankaj Bawana Stepping into the Crime World Sehrawat began committing petty crimes like robbing people while he was in his teens. His first arrest was for a robbery in Haryana in 2004. Bawana served three months in jail and was later let out on bail. Shortly after, he was arrested again in 2005 for possessing arms without a license. This time, he was imprisoned for two years in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. During his term in the Tihar Jail, Bawana met Fazal-ur-Rahman, a close associate of Dawood, who operated from Malaysia, Dubai, Nepal, and India and spent a few months with him. From Fazal, Bawana learned the tricks of the trade, i.e., how to keep the police at bay and using technology without being tracked. Reportedly, it was Rahman who persuaded Bawana to enter the business of extortion by sharing the stories of Dawood and his association with him. Neeraj Bawana in police custody Association & Rivalry with Neetu Daboda Neeraj rose to fame after falling out with his once-crime-partner Surendra Malik alias Neetu Daboda. When Neeraj was still a fresher in the business of extortion, Neetu was a well-established name in the world of crime. They joined hands at one point and together carried out incidents of robbery, murder, and extortion for years. In 2011, Ajay alias Sonu Pandit, a resident of Tatesar village, Delhi, joined them. Slowly, Pandit became very close to Neeraj, and this became a reason for the distance between Neeraj and Neetu. Neetu felt that So...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India launched raids at several locations throughout the country on Tuesday, February 21, in an attempt to rein in active gangster syndicates. As per media reports, more than 70 sites across several cities were raided by NIA officials. Among the raided places were also the premises of close aides of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Neeraj Bawana. Lawrence Bishnoi is the same name who has been accused of killing Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala. Kulwinder, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, was also target in NIA raids. He is accused of sheltering gangsters of the Lawrence gang. The gang has also strong links with international drug syndicates. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh were among the states where NIA was conducting search operations. The current raids are related to an investigation into a case that the NIA filed against gangsters and their criminal organisations. So far, the NIA has conducted four raids against the gangster network. Who is Lawrence Bishnoi? Lawrence Bishnoi is the head of the 700-member gang that is involved in several murder and extortion cases across the National Capital Region (NCR). The 31-year-old gangster is currently locked up in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2021. But, that has not stopped him from operating the gang and giving directions to his colleagues, including those based abroad. Lawrence fell afoul of the law during his col...

By Arvind Ojha: Canada-based Khalistani terrorist joined hands with Delhi gangster Neeraj Bawana, currently serving a term in Tihar Jail, to extort money from a businessman in the national capital and use the money to buy weapons to attack their rival, the Delhi Police said. The police have arrested two people in the case so far. The Khalistani terrorist planned an attack on the Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang with help from Bawana, who continues to operate his criminal activities from jail. Sunny Dagar, a gangster currently lodged in Punjab’s Patiala jail and a member of Bawana’s gang, made the call to the businessman and demanded Rs 5 crore. Dagar was arrested from Patiala Jail while the other accused was arrested from Delhi. Rajeev Ranjan, the deputy commissioner of police of Delhi’s Special Cell, said that a businessman from Delhi’s Vasant Kunj with a factory in the city’s Dwarka area had reached out to them claiming to be constantly threatened with death in the name of Neeraj Bawana. The threats were made from international numbers, the businessman told the police in his complaint. Dagar also revealed to the police that one Pushpendra, who lives in Dwarka, gave information about the businessman, saying he has a lot of money. Pushpendra also gave Dagar the businessman’s phone number. Meanwhile, Sunny also claimed that he has been in direct contact with Arshdeep Dala from jail through social media. Dala, Bawana and another gangster, Naveen Bali, have been planning to...

Neeraj Bawana One of Delhi's most dreaded criminals who ran extortion rackets targeting businessmen and was wanted in many cases of murder, was arrested on Tuesday, police said. "We arrested Neeraj Bawana early today (Tuesday) morning from Delhi," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav told IANS. The 27-year-old gangster was arrested around 3:45 am from west Delhi's Mundka area, following a tip. "After a brief chase, the vehicle he was driving was cornered. He was travelling along with his associate Mohmmed Rashid. He tried to escape by opening fire towards the police team, but they were overpowered," said Yadav. With a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head, Bawana was known to be a notorious extortionist who targeted rich businessmen and realtors in Delhi and the National Capital Region. He was later produced before the Patiala House court which sent him to four days in police custody. A resident of Bawana area in west Delhi, he was wanted in many cases of murder, extortion, attempt to murder and other cases. He figured in the list of the capital's 10 most wanted criminals compiled by Delhi Police. His brother Rajesh Bawana was arrested in 2014, while his mother and other brothers were recently arrested from the Indira Gandhi International Airport while carrying illegal ammunition. His gang had also played a role in the escape of Amit alias Bhura, who was freed from the custody of Uttarakhand Police while he was being taken to be presented before a Baghpat c...

Neeraj Bawana is wanted in over 40 cases, including murder. (Source: Express Photo by Praveen Khanna) One of Delhi’s most-wanted criminals, Neeraj Bawana alias Bawania, who has more than 40 cases of murder, attempt to murder and extortion against him, was arrested Tuesday morning after an encounter with the Delhi Police’s Special Cell in Qammaruddin Nagar of Mundka. A Delhi Court has sent Bawana to four-day custody as the Delhi Police wanted to take him to Kolkata, Mumbai and Rajasthan to unearth the larger conspiracy involving his gang. [related-post] Special commissioner of police (special cell), S N Shrivastava, said, “We had received specific information that Bawana would come to Qammaruddin Nagar to meet his family members. A trap was laid and we intercepted the white Hyundai Verna he was driving. We overpowered him and his associate, identified as Mohammed Bawana allegedly targeted people in specific areas such as bookies from Rohini and Rajouri Garden, realtors from Najafgarh and Outer Bawana’s brother Rajesh was arrested last year, while his mother and another brother, Pankaj, were recently arrested from IGI Airport for allegedly carrying illegal ammunition. “Bawana’s gang had allegedly played a part in the escape of Amit alias Bhura, who was freed from the custody of Uttarakhand Police while he was being produced at Baghpat court. Bhura was arrested a few days ago by Patiala police,” a senior police officer said, adding that in 2014, Bawana fled Delhi and stayed i...