Barsana, 2018.03.31 (VT): In an interstate operation, Delhi Police swooped down on a notorious village near Barsana and conducted a massive search for illegal activities on Friday. It came as a major crackdown as the police had never dared to enter this village before.
Many of the residents of Hathia, bordering Rajasthan, have been implicated in highway robberies, vehicle theft and other criminal activities. The village, situated 22 km from Nandgaon, is a place where patronage is given to criminals by those living there.
Police have made several attempts to catch the criminals and break the crime rings, but until now have been unsuccessful. Agra officer, Satish Parihar, was recently killed in an encounter and Mathura officer Sultan Singh suffered bullet wounds when police surrounded gang members at their hideout.
The villagers were suspects in a scheme to sell fake gold in the year 2000 and, more recently, the names of several of Hathia’s residents have been implicated in the manufacturing of illegal firearms. Law-abiding people are afraid to go to the village and furthermore the high incidence of crime there is causing damage to Hindu-Muslim relations as it is predominantly Muslim.
The police failed to apprehend the suspects in the raid or to locate the firearms storehouse that they expected to find. It is suspected that information about the police raid was leaked, which helped the suspects to flee before they arrived.
The raids were conducted after Delhi Special Cell officers arrested Khajan Singh of Nagala Jagrurupa village. Police found 15 pistols and ammunition in Singh’s possession. Delhi Special Cell Officer, Pavan Kumar said that police extracted information from Singh about the firearms syndicate including the names of buyers and sellers of illegal weapons.
Police of several states are involved in the attempt to break the crime syndicate. The team of Delhi police involved in the raid on Friday included: SI Haridwari Lal, Head Constable Upendra Baliyan, Constable Bipin and Ravindra.
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