Wanted gangster eliminated in encounter in Gurugram

Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, November 10

Rohit alias Lambu (23), a notorious member of Kaushal gang, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 allegedly involved in the murder of Faridabad Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary was eliminated in an encounter by Gurugram police in the wee hours of Tuesday.

His associate, Satender Pathak alias Gudda (30), also a wanted gangster, was shot in the leg and arrested.

In ten rounds of cross-firing between the police and criminals, the head of crime unit Sector 17, Inspector Narender Chauhan, had a narrow escape as a bullet hit his bullet proof jacket. Both the accused were working for gangster Kaushal and were also in touch with him even in Hisar jail where Kaushal is currently lodged.

Kaushal according to police was in touch with his gang members through one Saini, a member of Rajesh Bharti gang, said police.

A stolen Swift car, two country-made pistols and a live cartridge have been recovered from the possession of the accused. An FIR has been registered at Kherki Daula police station.

According to the police, it was around 5 am today, when these two criminals were travelling in a Swift car.

On a tipoff, Inspector Narender Chauhan intercepted them near the Bar Gujjar-Taurau Road check-point.

It was around 4:30 am when the police team signalled them to stop but the criminals hit the police barricade and tried to flee.

“When their car was stuck they started firing and tried to flee. They fired at the police party and our crime unit inspector narrowly escaped. In the crossfire, both criminals received bullet injuries on their legs. They were rushed to hospital where Rohit alias Lambu succumbed while Pathak is being treated. We will be interrogating him soon,” said Preet Pal Singh Sangwan, ACP, Crime.

Sangwan added that deceased Rohit alias Lambu was the prime accused in the murder of Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary who was shot dead in Faridabad last June.

A reward of Rs 25,000 each had been announced by Faridabad and Gurugram police on their heads. The arrested accused Pathak revealed that they used to work for the Kaushal gang.

Police said that they were involved in the Swift car robbery in Pataudi, firing at a house in Jamalpur village last year and also shot at two car owners during a robbery attempt.

“The accused were trying to commit some crime but they were caught by our team. The probe is on and we are trying to identify their other associates,” added ACP, Crime.

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