New Delhi, July 16, 2026
Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday apprehended a notorious gangster named Jagdish from West Bengal’s Malda district after an extensive inter-state pursuit.
The arrest is being dubbed as a key breakthrough against organised crime in the capital.
The accused, a key member of the overseas-based Harry Boxer alias Golu gang, is wanted in multiple firing cum extortion cases in the Delhi-NCR region.
Last month, his prime associate Vikas alias Chuhiya was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri by the Special Cell sleuths after a long chase.
Jagdish’s arrest comes close on the heels of a stringent crackdown on the Harry Boxer gang. Days ago, the Delhi Police arrested three suspected shooters linked to the Harry Boxer gang and foiled the plot to extort city businessmen. Three illegal pistols, including a 9-mm calibre and a Beretta, along with 26 live cartridges, the police said. The crackdown followed complaints from the city’s businessmen about extortion threats, who claimed they were receiving calls and messages from phone numbers abroad.
According to the Special Cell, both accused were wanted in two extortion threat cases in the capital.
In the first case, the complainant said that he received a WhatsApp extortion call from an international number. The caller identified himself as a gangster from the Harry Boxer gang. He demanded Rs 5 crores, failing which he warned of death threats. When the extortion demand was not met, the gang targeted the victim’s gym and fired three rounds. Later that day, fresh life threats were received under the name of Harry Boxer.
In another case lodged last month, the gang escalated action by firing several rounds at the house of another victim, reiterating the demand for money.
For nabbing Jagdish, the Special Cell team deployed extensive human surveillance. As he was hiding inside a massive, two-kilometre-wide mango orchard in Kamla Bari of Malda district, the police laid a trap around the area and nabbed him at the first opportune moment.
The police informed that Jagdish, a Delhi resident, was a fresh recruit in the gang and was lured by the fascinating lifestyle of gangsters, while his associate Vikas, also hailing from Delhi, took to robbery and murder threats, hoping to influence the gang with his antics.(Agency)
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