Delhi Police Arrest 3 in Extortion-Linked Shooting Outside Businessman’s Home

Police say the suspects were hired by a bookie to intimidate an extortion target who refused to pay Rs 30 lakh.

Overview

Shahdara Police detained Zaheer alias Asif alias Guddu, Farukh, and Salman alias Laddan in the November 2 firing case outside Kunal Arora’s Bhola Nath Nagar residence.
An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act was filed at Farsh Bazar police station, with a separate case registered at Geeta Colony after a custody scuffle.
During a weapon recovery at Yamuna Khadar, Zaheer allegedly tried to seize a police pistol and was shot in the right leg after warnings.
Interrogation statements cited by police allege the trio acted on directions from bookie Sachin alias Golu to pressure Bunty Arora over a Rs 30 lakh demand and had plans to fire at two East Delhi bars.
Officers recovered a pistol with two live cartridges, a motorcycle, and a mobile phone, the accused were remanded to police custody, and the search for the alleged mastermind continues.