India News | Delhi Police Arrests Prince Teotia Gang Member from Gurugram

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) A member of the Prince Teotia gang who was wanted in a carjacking case was arrested from Gurugram, officials said on Monday.

Taranjeet Singh, a resident of Punjab, used to wear a turban earlier but cut his hair to change his appearance in order to evade arrest, they said.

Also Read | Bilkis Bano Case: Supreme Court Verdict in Gang-Rape Case Exposes Misdeeds of Home Ministry, Gujarat government, Says Mallikarjun Kharge.

Teotia, who was also involved in the carjacking case, was arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police in December 2022. Last year, he was murdered inside Tihar jail by rival gang members.

"The special cell got a tip-off about Singh, who was continuously changing his hideouts in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab to evade arrest. A team was formed and he was arrested from Gurugram on Friday (January 5)," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Alok Kumar said.

Also Read | Moral Policing in Karnataka: Mob Attack Inter-Faith Cousins, Thrash Them for Hours in Belagavi; Nine Accused Held.

The officer said on October 29, 2022, Singh, along with his associates, stole an SUV at gunpoint from the RTR flyover.

"They also fired from their pistol to scare the victim before fleeing," said the DCP.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)