Raj Police arrest kingpin of '6161 gang' from Gurugram flat

The Rajasthan Police have arrested the kingpin of the notorious '6161 gang', Pradeep Gurjar— associated with Lawrence Bishnoi gang—who was hiding at the flat of a female friend in Sector 77 here.

After getting information, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Rajasthan Police laid a trap and a head constable acted as a guard at the society gate to monitor the gangster for three days. He was arrested last night and taken to Rajasthan. The accused carried a reward of Rs 25,000. Several criminal cases are registered against him.

The AGTF had been active for the past several days to nab Gurjar. After getting information that he was hiding at his friend’s flat, a team was formed, led by ASP Siddhant Sharma and Inspector Ram Singh, who scanned CCTV footage and deployed head constable Sudhir Kumar as a guard at the society.

A senior police officer of the AGFT said Gurjar, a resident of Rawto ki Dhani, Kotputali in Rajasthan, was the leader of the '6161 gang', which extorted money from hotels owners on highways. The gang originated in Bhilwara, with Hari Tanwar. Later, its command went to Vinod Mandli, and after his murder, to Gurjar.

Gurjar, who also served as an active link to gangster Lawrence's associate, Sachin Thapan, has over three dozen cases registered against him for crimes including bank robbery, dacoity and murder.

“The accused recruited young men from Kotputli, Behror, Bansur, Bhilwara, and Gurugram into his gang. The friend in whose flat he was hiding also hails from Rajasthan. The accused is being taken to Kotputli for interrogation,” said the police officer.