Overview
- The Anti-Gangster Task Force arrested Pradeep Gurjar on Thursday night from Emaar Palm Hills in Gurugram and transferred him to Kotputli for custody and interrogation.
- Police identify Gurjar as the leader of the 6161 gang and an intermediary for Lawrence Bishnoi associate Sachin Thapan, with recruitment networks spanning Kotputli, Behror, Bansur, Bhilwara and Gurgaon.
- Investigators say the gang targeted highway hotels by firing to instill fear before issuing extortion demands to business owners.
- Gurjar faces more than three dozen cases, including extortion, bank robbery, dacoity, murder and attempted murder, and a ₹25,000 reward had been announced for his arrest.
- The operation involved reviewing about 150 CCTV clips, ground surveillance and Head Constable Sudhir Kumar posing as a security guard, under the supervision of ADG Dinesh MN, Additional SP Siddhant Sharma and Inspector Ram Singh.