Five members of Kapil-Jyoti Sangwan gang held

Five members of the Kapil-Jyoti Sangwan gang were arrested here in connection with the sensational daylight murder of the father of rival gang leader Manjeet Mahal, Delhi Police said on Sunday.

Police said Pankaj Dagar, 37, Krishan, 28, Anil Sharma, 22, Deepak Maan, 22, and Deepak Sharma were arrested on Saturday evening from near the Hanuman temple on the Surakhpur-Najafgarh road in west Delhi.

The five were involved in several cases of attempt to murder, murder, extortion, kidnapping and other cases. Seven sophisticated semi-automatic weapons, including a mini carbine gun, and 75 live cartridges were recovered from their possession, police said.

"Krishan, a sharp-shooter of the gang was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head. He had on January this year killed Srikrishan, father of rival gang leader Manjeet Mahal, during the ongoing rivalry between both Sangwan and Mahal," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.

Noting that there are several gangs active in the Najafgarh area, he said a gang, in order to show its dominance over the others, interferes in their illegal activities, thus creating bitter blood amongst them, Yadav said.

"The ongoing rivalry between the Sangwan and Mahal gangs claimed several lives of their family members and relatives during the last couple of years," he added.

Mahal and Sangwan became rivals after the former's accomplice Dinesh was killed by Sangwan in 2012.

--IANS

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