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Man arrested in connection with the killing of two people in a salon in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi | Latest Delhi News

Man arrested in connection with the killing of two people in a salon in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi | Latest Delhi News

New Delhi, A 22-year-old man was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday for killing two people along with his associate at a salon in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh district, police said.

A man is being held in connection with the killing of two people at a salon in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi
A man is being held in connection with the killing of two people at a salon in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi

They alleged that Harsh, a resident of Alipur, was allegedly motivated by suspicions that the victims were revealing information about him.

Police said he fled to Baku, Azerbaijan, in June this year on a false passport and was returning to India to get another one.

On February 9, two men were shot dead in a living room in Najafgarh. Sonu Tehlan and Ashish Tehlan, both in their 30s, were shot multiple times in front of other customers and salon employees. The case was registered based on the testimony of eyewitness Neeraj Tehlan.

During investigation, the accused were identified as Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanju Dahiya and Harsh, a senior police officer said.

Dahiya and Harsh were previously involved in criminal cases and were declared criminals. Reward in the form of The officer said an amount of 50,000 was pledged at the time of their arrest.

Police investigation revealed that Harsh was traveling on a fake passport in the name of Pradeep Kumar. He left India on June 9, flew from Amritsar airport to Sharjah and then proceeded to Azerbaijan on August 27, where he stayed for several months, said Special Commissioner of Police Devesh Chandra Shrivastva.

The Crime Branch issued a ‘Look Out’ circular against him, following which he was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday, police said.

Harsh operated under the leadership of gangster Yogesh alias Tunda, who took over the Gogi gang after the murder of its leader. Harsh is also known to be involved in extortion and was earlier arrested in connection with an extortion case in Alipur.

He revealed that he was a close friend of Dahiya and Dahiya received him from Rohini jail on February 8 when he was released on bail, they said.

The next day they went to the living room where the complainant Neeraj, Ashish and Sonu were present. They got into heated arguments. Shrivastav said they had old enmity and had threatened each other over information leaks.

After leaving the living room briefly, they returned to shoot at Sonu and Ashish at close range. According to the police, Harsh and Dahiya, who were hiding in various cities such as Shimla, Jammu, Surat, Kolhapur, Jodhpur and Kota, were absconding on the orders of Yogesh and Monty Maan, a prominent member of the Gogi gang. .

Police said Harsh had left India as per Maan’s directions and was returning to get another passport.

Harsh was previously involved in three criminal cases of extortion. He recently threatened many businessmen in Delhi and demanded protection money on behalf of Yogesh and Maan. They added that Maan is involved in extortion and used Harsh for the same.

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