Two Sunny Sai gang members arrested, gang war plot foiled

Two key members of the Sunny Sai gang have been arrested, preventing a potential gang war in the city, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police said on Sunday. The arrests were made during an operation conducted on the intervening night of September 19–20 at Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar.

According to the police, the accused have been identified as Sukhpreet, a resident of Chander Vihar, and Shamshad Ali, son of Rahisuddin, from Khyala village, Delhi. During the operation, a pistol with two live cartridges was seized from Shamshad Ali, while a loaded single-shot pistol was seized from Sukhpreet. Both are habitual offenders with prior involvement in cases of murder, robbery, attempt to murder and Arms Act violations, the officials said. They had been released from jail some two months ago and were suspected to be planning a conflict.

“As part of its intensified crackdown on organised gang syndicate in the capital, the AGS team of the Crime Branch has been given the specific mandate to target and dismantle such networks,” a senior police official said. The gang maintains rivalries with the Salam Tyagi and Saddam Gauri gangs. Its leader, Sunny Sai, remains in judicial custody at Meerut jail.