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India Today
05-07-2025
- India Today
Key witness in 2024 Najafgarh double murder shot dead by bike-borne men
Unidentified bike-borne assailants on Friday allegedly shot down Neeraj Tehlan, a key witness of the double murder that took place in outer Delhi's Najafgarh area in February 2024, police bike-borne men opened fire on Tehlan, who also carried a Rs 1 lakh bounty on his head, while he was sitting inside a car at around 7 pm on Friday. Police said that they fired multiple rounds of bullets before fleeing the are going through the CCTV footage obtained from the crime scene to ascertain the identity of the accused. Tehlan had several criminal cases registered against him and was accused of carrying out a murder in say that gangster Chintu alias Harsh Dhankad, who was deported from abroad and brought to India, and Sanju Dahiya, who is still out of India, are suspected of plotting Neeraj Tehlan's have registered a case against unknown men and launched an investigation into the matter.- EndsWith agency inputs
India Gazette
05-07-2025
- India Gazette
Two criminals accused of murder shot in Delhi's Narela, says police
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Two criminals accused in a murder case were injured in an encounter with Delhi police special cell in the Narela area, following which they were hospitalised, Delhi police said in a statement on Saturday. 'The accused were asked to surrender, but they opened fire on the police party', police said. Delhi Police Special Cell had an encounter with two criminals in the Narela area. The accused criminals had recently committed a murder in Rohtak, Haryana, police said. Special Cell Northern Range got information about these criminals being in Delhi, after which a trap was laid in Narela area, police said. 'After this, the police shot them in their legs. Both the criminals are in hospital, after which they will be questioned', Delhi police said in its statement. Meanwhile, on July 4, unidentified bike-borne gunmen shot dead their rival in the Najafgarh area of the national capital. The deceased has been identified as Neeraj Tehlan, who was reportedly involved in several criminal cases in the past and was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head. He was also a key witness in the high-profile Najafgarh double murder case of February 2024. Tehlan was attacked while he was sitting inside a car. Two to three bike-borne assailants opened multiple rounds of fire at him before fleeing the scene, police said. The police suspect that the murder may have been orchestrated by gangster Harsh Dhanakad, alias Chintu, who was recently deported from abroad, and Sanjay alias Sanju Dahiya, a known criminal currently based overseas. Police have cordoned off the area and launched an investigation. CCTV footage from the vicinity is being reviewed to identify the attackers. Last week, gangster Kapil Sangwan's shooters murdered Deepak, the nephew of notorious Manjeet Mahal. Deepak's daughter was also shot at in the melee. Deepak was shot dead on June 27 in a planned attack during his morning walk in Delhi's Bawana area. (ANI)
