New Delhi Feb 24 PTI The Delhi Police has neutralised seven dreaded criminals in 2021 and over 20 major gangs active in outlying districts of the national capital were identified officials said on ThursdayAccording to police they have taken action against gangsters A total of 21 major gangs active in outlying districts of Delhi have been identified Most of these gangs found operating from neighboring districts of Haryana UP etcAlmost all the gang leaders and immediate associates are either in jail or neutralised In 2021 seven dreaded criminals were neutralised they saidOn March 28 gangster Kuldeep Maan alias Fajja cornered in a flat in Rohini and was asked to surrender The accused opened fire and was shot dead in retaliatory firing police saidHe had escaped from the police custody from GTB hospital on March 25 after his accomplices had an exchange of fire with the escorting police partyOn September 24 a turf war broke out inside a crowded Rohini courtroom between two rival gangs in which jailed gangster Jitender Maan alias Gogi and his two assailants posing as lawyers were killed in shootoutPolice also solved the Rohini court blast caseA senior DRDO scientist had been arrested for allegedly planting an improvised explosive device IED in a tiffin box with an intention to kill his neighbour in the Rohini district court on December 9Accused Bharat Bhushan Kataria had planted the IED in a tiffin box and left the bag containing the tiffin box inside the courtroom as he wanted to kill his neighbour who is a lawyer Both the parties had lodged several cases against each other They live in the same building PTI NIT RCJ

New Delhi Nov 30 PTI Four members of a family including two children were found dead on Tuesday morning at a house in Delhis Samaypur Badali area police saidAccording to police Amit Kumar 30 his 25-year-old wife and their six-year-old daughter and three-year-old son were found deadThe cause of death is yet to be ascertained however prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide and poisoning which will be confirmed in the post-mortem police saidA senior police officer said that the case is being investigated from all the angles even if it is a case of suicide the circumstances that prompted them to take the extreme step will be probedOne of their relatives informed police about the incident in the morning he saidIn 2018 11 members of a family were found hanging inside their house in north Delhis Burari area PTI NIT RCJ RCJ

New Delhi Nov 29 PTI A 28-year-old Afghan national found dead in a street in north Delhis Wazirabad area police said on MondayThe incident took place on Sunday nightPolice said that a call was received from a passerby that a man appeared to be an Afghan national was lying unconscious at street number 9The person identified as Shiraj was found dead Prima-facie it is suspected that he died due to bullet injury however the autopsy report will ascertain the reason behind the death a senior police officer saidThe post-mortem will be conducted on Monday at Sabzi Mandi mortuary he saidA case under relevant sections has been lodged at Wazirabad police station The crime and forensic teams were called at the spot Deputy Commissioner of Police north Sagar Singh Kalsi saidThe accused have been identified It is suspected that the incident took place due to family issues however police are investigating the case they saidThe deceased used to work as a small-time trader at Ballimaran area police said PTI NIT RCJ