Dehradun a safe haven for outside criminals

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, January 14

Following the arrest of four notorious criminals from Punjab from the posh-Rajendranagar locality of Dehradun, the capital city has yet again become a safe haven for criminals from outside the state.

The Dehradun police along with Punjab Police on Saturday evening arrested four notorious criminals from Punjab, including Harsimrandeep Singh alias Simma, who carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head and is linked to five murder and several extortion cases. 

The criminals were staying in a rented house with landlord having little knowledge of their antecedents. The landlord had even failed to undertake the mandatory verification of the tenants, who turned out to be criminals. Landlord Harish Bhatia, who was questioned by the local police asserted that he had rented house to Harsh only three months back and was about to undertake the verification process.

This is not the first time that criminals from outside the state have found safe haven in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun. Two years ago, the conspiracy of infamous Nabha jailbreak was hatched in Dehradun. Gangster Palwinder Singh had made the entire jailbreak plan in Dehradun. Similarly, in 2017, a dreaded criminal from Jharkhand was found staying at Aman Vihar locality of Dehradun, who was later arrested by the police.

Punjab criminals held

The Dehradun police, along with the Punjab Police, on Saturday arrested four notorious criminals from Punjab, including Harsimrandeep Singh, alias Simma, who carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head and is linked to five murder and several extortion cases.