New Delhi, March 29 A shooter linked to the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar-Virender Charan gang has been arrested from the Sainik Vihar area of Delhi, with a pistol and ammunition recovered from his possession, police said on Sunday.
The accused, Deepak Kumar alias Dilawar (26), a native of Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on March 23, they said.
Police said a loaded semi-automatic pistol, along with five live cartridges, was recovered at his hideout in Sainik Vihar, at his instance.
According to police, Deepak is associated with the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar-Virender Charan gang, which has been involved in multiple extortion cases across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, and other states in recent months.
"In December 2025, gang member Virender Charan allegedly demanded Rs 10 crore from a Delhi-based jeweller. A case in this regard was registered at the Amar Colony police station and later transferred to the Special Cell for investigation," a senior officer of the Special Cell said.
The investigation led to the arrest of five people – Rohit, Rahul, Laxman, Mohit alias Cherry, and gangster Pankaj Rajput – in connection with the extortion case. Rajput is a notorious criminal wanted in more than 20 cases in Punjab, police said.
Further investigation and interrogation of Rajput, along with information from human intelligence, led authorities to another extortion case linked to the gang in Nakodar town, Punjab.
Police said Virender Charan demanded Rs 5 crore from Manish Bakshi, owner of a travel company in Nakodar. When the demand was not met, Charan allegedly instructed his associates to open fire at the victim's office on January 13 to intimidate him.
A case was registered at the Nakodar police station in connection with the firing incident. During the investigation, Deepak was identified as one of the shooters involved in the attack. He had been on the run since the incident, police said.
"Teams were dispatched to Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to trace the accused. Based on sustained surveillance and specific inputs, he was finally tracked down and arrested from Sainik Vihar," the officer said.
During interrogation, he revealed that he was introduced to Charan through an encrypted communication platform by Pankaj Rajput, who had also provided him with the weapon.
He further told police that he fired at the travel agency office on Charan's directions and was in the process of establishing a base in Delhi for the gang's activities.
Further investigation into the case is underway, police added.