New Delhi, March 19 A 26-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a shooting incident in east Delhi's Jagatpuri last year, allegedly in an extortion attempt at the behest of a gangster based in Punjab, has been arrested following a raid in Punjab, officials said on Thursday.
The accused shooter, identified as Jaswinder Singh alias Jassi, a resident of Haryana's Ambala, had been on the run for nearly a year – allegedly hiding at a religious site in Amritsar – after being named in a case registered in April 2025 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
"The extortion and subsequent shooting were allegedly carried out at the behest of Punjab-based gangster Gurjant Singh alias Janta," a senior police officer said.
According to police, the alleged extortion began last March when a resident of Jagatpuri received multiple threatening calls and messages from an international number demanding Rs 4 crore.
When the victim refused to pay, shots were fired at his house on the night of April 1 and 2, leading to the registration of an FIR in this connection.
"The caller identified himself as gangster Gurjant Janta. The shooting incident was carried out to threaten the victim after he refused to pay the extortion amount," the officer said.
During the investigation, CCTV footage and technical surveillance helped identify Jaswinder as the alleged shooter. He had traveled from Ambala to Delhi by bus, stolen a motorcycle from the Krishna Nagar area, and used it to reach the victim's house where he fired two rounds before fleeing, officials said.
He later abandoned the motorcycle, returned to ISBT Kashmiri Gate, and fled to Haryana by bus, they added.
Police tracked the accused for several months before receiving information about his presence in Punjab. Acting on the information, the team conducted a raid in Kharar and apprehended him from his hideout on March 16.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly disclosed that he had come into contact with associates of the Janta gang following a personal dispute in Ambala and was tasked to carry out the shooting in Delhi.
He had also conducted a reconnaissance of the area prior to the incident and was provided the weapon and target location by the gang, police said.
While evading capture, he stayed at a religious site in Amritsar for several months, they added.