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Delhi Police Arrest Mastermind of Ghitorni Farmhouse Heist After Shootout

The operation marks the culmination of a coordinated probe into an insider-backed theft ring targeting high-value residential properties.

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Overview

  • Dinesh Verma and ten alleged accomplices were detained on July 18 following a pre-dawn confrontation near the Dwarka Expressway Flyover in connection with the June 24 Ghitorni farmhouse robbery.
  • Verma opened fire on officers during the trap, prompting a return shot that wounded him in the right leg before he was hospitalized at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka.
  • Police recovered an automatic pistol with two live cartridges, several vehicles used in the heist, multiple mobile phones and about ₹7 lakh in stolen cash.
  • Under interrogation, Verma confessed to orchestrating the dacoity and supplying arms, and investigators confirmed the gang exploited insider help from the complainant’s former driver, Adesh Kumar.
  • An FIR filed at Vasant Kunj South police station remains active as authorities expand their inquiry into linked cross-state burglary and armed robbery networks.