A member of a notorious gang has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a class XIIth student over gang rivalry in Delhi Cantonment area last year, police said today.
Deepak, 27, a member of the 'Gaurav Jharera' gang of southwest Delhi, landed in the police net on January 20 from Kargil Chowk in Dwarka following a tip-off, said Ravindra Yadav, joint commissioner of police (Crime).
In july last year, victim Aakash, 22, was brutally thrashed to death with iron rods for gaining supremacy in the area by Deepak along with his aides Vijay alias Dhoni, Laxman, Vishal, Gaurav, Bunty and some juveniles -- all members of the 'Gaurav Jharera' gang -- near Thimayya Park, Kirbi Place in Delhi Cantonment, he said.
The daylight murder had created an atmosphere of fear in the locality and agitations were staged by the people for arrest of the accused, said the officer.
Deepak, who worked in event-management sector in Karol Bagh and also as a supervisor in Blue Dart Courier company, hid himself in Ranikhet and Jammu's Katra among other areas for about six months, but came back to Delhi in need of money, Yadav said.
Deepak's father is a government employee in Central Ordinance Depot, Kirbi Place.
"Deepak came in contact with gangster Gaurav Jharera through his cousins Vijay and Vishal who were active gang members. He joined it to earn fame in the locality and started participating in its activities. Gang leader Gaurav Jharera is lodged in jail in connection with a murder case," Yadav said.
One of the accused, Gaurav Dancer, along with three juveniles, was apprehended with the help of some traffic police personnel, while the main accused Deepak, Laxman, Vishal, Vijay and Bunty absconded, the officer said.
Last year in October, Laxman was arrested by Crime Branch.
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