New Delhi, March 28 Two alleged members of the notorious Himanshu Bhau gang were arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police from Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.
The accused, Lakshya and Neeraj, were wanted in multiple criminal cases, including a firing incident in Delhi carried out on the instructions of the gang leader Himanshu Bhau, who is currently based in the United States, is wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Police said both the accused were active members of the gang and were involved in a series of brazen crimes in the national capital.
A Special Cell team, acting on specific intelligence inputs, tracked their movement and apprehended them from Maharashtra after a sustained operation, officials said.
The arrested accused carry a bounty of Rs 1 lakh each for information leading to their arrest, reflecting the seriousness of the cases in which they were wanted, a senior police officer said.
The duo was also allegedly involved in a major murder case registered in Haryana, indicating that their criminal activities spanned across multiple states.
Investigators said the extortion-related firing in Delhi was carried out to terrorize targets and establish the gang's dominance, with instructions allegedly being issued by Bhau from abroad. Efforts are underway to unearth the larger network of operatives and handlers linked to the gang, they said.
