Overview

• The Special Cell detained Akash Rajput and Mahipal after an exchange of fire in Kapashera, according to police.
• Rajput, from Sri Ganganagar, and Mahipal, from Bharatpur, were identified as Rajasthan natives wanted for crimes targeting businessmen in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.
• Rajput sustained a lower-body gunshot injury during the encounter and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
• Police say Rajput faces cases including a July 2025 Gujarat abduction tied to a Rs 100 crore ransom demand and carried a Rs 20,000 reward, while Mahipal was earlier arrested in the Karnal hospital firing case and later released on bail.
• Officers allege the network involves figures such as Daler Kotia, Kirit Singh Jhala, Rohit Godara, Goldy Brar, and Virender Charan, and say Rajput had moved to secure a fake passport to flee abroad.