New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): In a major crackdown on organised crime in the Capital, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has apprehended 22-year-old Kuldeep Singh, allegedly the principal shooter of the Kaushal Chaudhary gang, who was planning to eliminate a Burari-based businessman to establish the gang's supremacy and expand its extortion network.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a team of the Anti-Gangster Squad (AGS) laid a trap near Sector-17, Dwarka, and intercepted the accused while he was riding a stolen scooty. Police said he attempted to flee but was swiftly overpowered.

During the search, officers recovered one PX-30 automatic pistol (7.62 mm), one sophisticated 7.65 mm pistol in loaded condition, and five live cartridges. A case under the Arms Act has been registered at the Crime Branch Police Station.

Investigators revealed that the accused was allegedly operating at the behest of foreign-based gang handlers, including Pawan Shokeen and Gurdeep alias Paa Ji, who had tasked him with executing the planned murder. The move was allegedly aimed at sending a strong message to rival gangs and strengthening an organised extortion racket in Delhi and adjoining states.

Kuldeep Singh was previously involved in a sensational Rs. 5 crore extortion-cum-firing case in Punjab in 2024 and had been released on bail in August 2025. Police sources said he had conducted reconnaissance of the target and was in touch with gang operatives in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh through encrypted communication platforms.

The scooty used by the accused was found to be stolen from Murad Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.

The arrest is being seen as a significant breakthrough amid a recent spike in organised crime, extortion bids, and armed assaults in the National Capital Region. Further investigation is underway to trace the wider network and apprehend other gang members operating from abroad. (ANI)