NEW DELHI: Delhi's top gangster Neetu Dabodia
was killed in an encounter with special cell on Thursday night. The
incident took place near Grand hotel in Vasant kunj area of south Delhi. Dabodia's two associates including Alok Gupta were killed in the encounter as well.
Dabodia was wanted in several cases of extortion, robberies and murder including that of head constable Ram Kishan in December last year. The incident took place around 1030pm when the sleuths of special cell led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav intercepted Dabodia's car near Vasant Kunj.
Dabodia and his aides opened fire after which police began to retaliate with cross firing. After the encounter, Dabodia and two aides were taken to AIIMS Trauma center where the three were declared brought dead.
Neetu Dabodia had a reward of more than Rs 7 lakh on him. He had escaped with another gangster Sandeep Chitania in April last year and since then had created a terror in the NCR after carrying out several contract killings and extorting several businessmen of crores of rupees. Chitania was killed in an encounter with the Haryana police two months ago. Dabodia was cornored by special cell last year in December also but he had escaped after being shot in the leg. His aide was critically injured in the shootout then.
This time the cops had a proper plan to trap the gangster and several teams including ACP Manishi Chandra was trailing him. Dabodia opened indiscriminate fire on the cops on Thursdat night and around 30 bullets were exchanged in the cross-fire in the upscale south Delhi locality. Efforts are on to ascertain the identity of the other two associates killed along with Dabodia.
Dabodia was wanted in several cases of extortion, robberies and murder including that of head constable Ram Kishan in December last year. The incident took place around 1030pm when the sleuths of special cell led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav intercepted Dabodia's car near Vasant Kunj.
Dabodia and his aides opened fire after which police began to retaliate with cross firing. After the encounter, Dabodia and two aides were taken to AIIMS Trauma center where the three were declared brought dead.
Neetu Dabodia had a reward of more than Rs 7 lakh on him. He had escaped with another gangster Sandeep Chitania in April last year and since then had created a terror in the NCR after carrying out several contract killings and extorting several businessmen of crores of rupees. Chitania was killed in an encounter with the Haryana police two months ago. Dabodia was cornored by special cell last year in December also but he had escaped after being shot in the leg. His aide was critically injured in the shootout then.
This time the cops had a proper plan to trap the gangster and several teams including ACP Manishi Chandra was trailing him. Dabodia opened indiscriminate fire on the cops on Thursdat night and around 30 bullets were exchanged in the cross-fire in the upscale south Delhi locality. Efforts are on to ascertain the identity of the other two associates killed along with Dabodia.
