Wanted criminal arrested

Our Correspondent

Sonepat, July 29

A special investigation team (SIT) of the Sonepat and Kharkhoda police arrested Sumit alias Vikki Chitana, one of the most wanted criminals during special checking at the Bahalgarh crossing on the GT road in the district on Saturday night.

The team seized one country made pistol, 10 live cartridges and a looted Breeza car from his possession. The accused was produced in a court, which sent him to four-day police remand.

Harender Kumar, DSP, said the accused was allegedly involved in more than 20 cases of murder, attempt to murder, armed loot etc in Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. He was also carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh, 1 lakh each from the Haryana and the Delhi Police, he added.

The DSP informed that to take revenge of the murder of Vikas Dudhia, Sumit had allegedly kidnapped and murdered Deepak Kakrola, Rahul Jaji and Ashish Badwasni in 2017 and threw their bodies in Gang nahar in Uttar Pradesh.

Sonepat DIG-cum-SP Satender Kumar congratulated members of the joint team for Sumit’s arrest.