Desperate Robber Raju @ Katua of Afsar Gang Arrested

A team of Special Staff/North-west District has arrested one desperate robber, member of notorious Afsar Gang, namely Sahil@Raju@Katua@ S/O Kallu Malik R/O D-361, Jahangir Puri, Delhi. The accused was wanted in robbery case FIR No. 696/14 u/s 392/394/397/34 IPC  of PS Bhalaswa Dairy of North-West District.     

Arrest, Investigation and Interrogation

        On 29.12.2014, Sh. Jitender@Guddu  S/O Sh. Lottan R/O D-237, Gali No.5, Near Fish Market Mukundpur Delhi reported that while he alongwith his friends were sitting in his office, one Ghanshyam alongwith his associates Ashok, Raju (mentioned above) & Shahnawaj entered his office and started beating him.  The trio badly thrashed him as such he had to be hospitalized. The complainant further stated that the assailants also robbed him of his gold chain and three gold rings.  A case vide FIR No. 696/14 u/s 392/394/397/34 IPC PS Bhalswa Dairy was registered and was taken up for investigation.   

Though the two accused in the case had already been arrested but the most dangerous & notorious of the three robbers namely Shahil@Raju@ Katua was still at large. Sahil@Raju@Katua is involved in more than 27 criminal cases and all of them were of heinous nature like Dacoity/Robbery/Snatching/Arms Act. The accused is also a member of Afsar Gang who is notorious for its desperate criminal activities. DCP/North-West assigned the task to Special Staff/North West District.  

A team under the overall supervision of Sh. R.K. Ojha, ACP/Operations/NW District led by Inspr. Shyam Sunder I/C Special Staff was constituted.  The team also included SI Ajay Kumar, SI Vijender Nagar, ASI Sushil, HC Jaspal, Ct Satender and Ct Yoginder.  This team was assigned the task of apprehending the accused Raju@Katua.

On 22.09.2015, the team of Special Staff was present in the area of PS Maurya Enclave when the team member got a specific information that the notorious robber Raju@Katua@Shahil will go to Prembari pul via Muni Maya Ram Marg.  A raiding party was constituted and the said team laid a trap near DDA Office TV Tower bus Stand on Muni Maya Ram Marg, Pitampura.  At about 06.45 PM a suspicious person came from RP Chowk Pitampura and was stopped and overpowered at the instance of an informer.  The person was later identified as Shahil@Raju@Katua.  Though he was perturbed, on interrogation, he initially said that he is not wanted in any case.  However on sustained interrogation he broke down and accepted that he is wanted in a robbery case of PS Bhalaswa Dairy, North-West District. 

        

On interrogation, he further revealed that on 28.12.2014 he alongwith his associates namely Ashok, Shahnawaj and Ghanshyam robbed one Guddu of his three gold rings and one gold chain after badly beating him.       

Accused was arrested vide DD No. 81-B Dt. 22.9.15 u/s 41.1(ba) Cr.P.C. PS Maurya Enclave North-West District Delhi

Case Worked Out

1)     FIR No. 696/14 dated 29.12.14 u/s 392/394/397 IPC PS Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi

Previous involvements (27 Cases) of accused Sahil @ Raju @ Katua

S.No	FIR No.	FIR Year	Police Station	Sections
1	181	2010	ADARSH NAGAR	394/395/120B/34 IPC
2	220	2010	ADARSH NAGAR	392/34 IPC
3	178	2010	KESHAV PURAM	382/34IPC
4	181	2010	ADARSH NAGAR	395/397/120B/412/34IPC
5	429	2002	GOKUL PURI	25/54/59 A.ACT
6	181	2010	ASHOK VIHAR	395/394/120B/34IPC
7	508	2000	ASHOK VIHAR	25 ARMS ACT
8	263	2010	SARASWATI VIHAR	356/379/392/411 IPC
9	696	2014	BHALSWA DAIRY	392/394/397/34 IPC
10	573	1997	ASHOK VIHAR	324/34 IPC
11	807	1997	SHALIMAR BAGH	25 ARMS ACT
12	417	2000	ASHOK VIHAR	395/397 IPC
13	560	2003	ASHOK VIHAR	395 IPC
14	560	2003	ASHOK VIHAR	392/34 IPC
15	337	2003	MAYA PURI	382/34
16	337	2003	MAYA PURI	382/34 IPC
17	09	2004	ANAND PARVAT	382/34 IPC
18	73	2004	SHALIMAR BAGH	380/457 IPC
19	79	2004	ASHOK VIHAR	356/379/34 IPC
20	128	2004	ASHOK VIHAR	356/379/34 IPC
21	172	2004	ASHOK VIHAR	379/411/34 IPC
22	211	2004	SHALIMAR BAGH	392/34 IPC
23	191	2004	ASHOK VIHAR	392/34 IPC
24	220	2004	ASHOK VIHAR	25/54/59 A.ACT
25	92	2005	SUBZI MANDI	186/353/332 IPC
26	03	2012	BHARAT NAGAR	307/393/34 IPC &25/27 A. ACT
27	DD. NO 81 B	2015	MAURYA ENCLAVE	41.1(BA) CRPC

Profile of the accused Raju @ Katua

Accused Raju@Katua is a native of Wazirpur industrial Area, Ashok Vihar, Delhi. He is illiterate. He entered the world of crime when he was quite young. His love for money and luxury forced him to take the path of crime. He is popularly known as Katua. He is a close associate of notorious robber Afsar and was integral part of Afsar Gang. He too was arrested alongwith his associates but came out of jail few years back. Since then he is trying to re-organize his gang with Ghanshyam, Ganga  and Ashok. His co-accused in the present case namely Ghanshyam is also a member of Afsar Gang.