Dwarka district police raided various locations across Delhi and Haryana early Wednesday morning and discovered Rs 20 lakh cash, guns, and other illicit items from the hideouts of members of a criminal gang, according to sources.
This comes just one day after gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was assassinated in Tihar jail on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police M Harshawardhan said, “Dwarka Police has raided the hideouts of gangsters and their associates sitting abroad. Raids have been conducted at some locations in Delhi including Sonipat and Jhajjar.”
“About 20 lakhs have been recovered from a place from Delhi, apart from this weapons have been recovered from Jhajjar and other places in Haryana,” DCP Harshawardhan further said.
As per the other report, some people have also been arrested during the action.
“Search operation is underway. Delhi Police is collecting details of recoveries from other states,” DCP added.
Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was killed allegedly by rival gang members in Tihar jail on Tuesday.
Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted on the body of Tillu Tajpuriya after his death suggested that the jailed gangster was attacked over 45 times, with over two dozen injuries found on his head.
According to hospital sources, in the initial post-mortem report, it was found that Tillu Tajpuriya was given 45 wounds. Five were found on his waist, while around seven wounds were on the head portion.
