Contract Killers Shakeel and Abu Zar killed businessman Arun Gupta outside his Kalkaji home.

Intensive raids are on in Delhi, Bulandshahr and Meerut to catch the hitmen - Shakeel and Abu Zar - who actually pulled the trigger on April 7, killing businessman Arun Gupta outside his Kalkaji home. Sleuths of Delhi Police's special cell are also looking for one Afroz, who served as a middleman.
Gupta's brother-in-law, Dinesh Mittal, who has been arrested for plotting his killing, has apparently told the police that he was "confident" of getting away with the murder, as even if the contract killers were arrested, they could never have recognised him. According to the police, Dinesh had even tried black magic to get rid of his brother-in-law and sister. He had got in touch with a 'tantrik' in January for the purpose.
"Dinesh grew more confident after the local cops failed to establish his connection with Haroon after calling the latter for questioning at Kalkaji police station. He thought he can get away with the murder," said an officer of the special cell.
Weeks before the murder, Mittal had reportedly met Haroon and Pervez twice near Okhla. He had parked his car at a distance and then gone to pay them Rs 2 lakh as advance for the killings, on two occasions. The country-made weapon seized from Pervez's home on Monday has been sent for forensic tests to ascertain if it was used in the crime. The cops, meanwhile, are planning to seek an extension of Dinesh's custody. "So far, he has maintained that it was a constant bickering over Mittal senior's property and FDs that had provoked him to hire killers to get rid of his sister and brother-in-law," said a senior officer. Another accused, Mohammad Junaid, who was arrested from Dilshad Garden on Monday, was sent to eight days in police custody on Tuesday. He has also refused to undergo a test identification parade (TIP). The police said that the killers chose to kill Gupta near his house as it was easily accessible and they had done a recee of the house earlier. They had taken a supari of Rs 10 lakh to kill both Gupta and his wife, but luckily Sadhna did not come out of the house that day. The police so far have not ruled out the roles of Dinesh's second wife Rekha Mittal and elder brother Sneh Mittal. "They too will be called for questioning soon," said an officer. They are meanwhile examining the unregistered will of Mittal Gardens owner, Madan Lal Mittal, for further leads into the property dispute which claimed his son-in-law's life.

Two west Delhi businessmen were shot dead on the streets of Pitampura

Day after two west Delhi businessmen were shot dead on the streets of Pitampura, Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal said there is no organised crime in the Capital. “There is no mafia or underworld (operating in Delhi),” Dadwal told Newsline on Tuesday. These are “isolated incidents of people being involved in contract killings. We do not have information about any gang operational in Delhi.” Several incidents in the past one month have seen criminals using firearms, which suggests organised crime is seeping into Delhi. Dadwal refused to comment on the double murder that has shaken the Capital — this was exactly two weeks after another businessman, Arun Gupta, was gunned down on a crowded Monday-morning street in Kalkaji. “We are investigating it; nothing can be disclosed at the moment.” On recent incidents of contract killings, armed robberies: “These incidents take place — they happened last year, before that, and would take place (in future). Crime has been there; it’s not new. But we have managed to bring it down. We are (now) working on specialised probe of these crimes.” However: Police sources say gangs have started operating in Delhi and many extortion incidents are being reported now, which is considered ‘organised crime’. Plans in several robberies reported lately also appear to be similar, done by one or two groups, they say.
On use and sale of firearms in Delhi: “There is no sale of illegal arms in Delhi. We have not come across any such activity.” So how are guns available so easily? “Some people bring in these weapons secretly.” However: A source says country-made pistols have been smuggled into Delhi since ages and are easily available in Seelampur and many trans-Yamuna areas. The weapons primarily come from eatern and western UP and Munger, Bihar.

RK Sharma, was sentenced to life imprisonment

RK Sharma, was this week sentenced to life in jail by a Delhi court for the murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar in 1999.Sharma and three others — Pradeep Sharma, Sri Bhagwan and Satya Prakash — were convicted of murder and criminal conspiracy on March 18. Two other accused were acquitted for want of evidence.Bhatnagar, an Indian Express journalist, was found strangled in her flat in the Indian capital.
The court said there was strong circumstantial evidence, including phone records, that indicated Sharma conspired with the other three to murder Bhatnagar.
The prosecution said Sharma, who was romantically involved with Bhatnagar, hatched the murder plot after the journalist threatened to spill the beans about their relationship.Sharma was a senior police officer in northern Haryana. He absconded after Bhatnagar’s death but gave himself up to the police in 2002.His attorney said he would be lodging an appeal with the Supreme Court.