Overview

• Manjeet alias Dada was intercepted by an intelligence-led team in Sarojini Nagar on August 5, exchanged fire with officers and sustained a gunshot wound to his leg before being taken into custody.
• He has been formally charged in the March killing of Gogi gang associate Karan Thapa, who was gunned down in Alipur on March 28.
• Months of surveillance tracked Manjeet’s movements and enabled Delhi Police to lay a trap that led to his arrest without casualties among officers.
• A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act at the Crime Branch Police Station to accelerate prosecution.
• During sustained questioning, Manjeet implicated Deepak Pakasma as the gang’s overseas commander and police are now pursuing co-accused Neeraj and Himanshu.