Delhi Police Foil Extortion Plot, Arrest Two Suspects Linked to Bollywood Attack
Delhi Police thwarted an extortion scheme targeting a Bollywood actor, arresting two suspects involved in the plot.
New Delhi, November 14 (Daily Kiran) : Delhi Police announced on Saturday that they successfully dismantled a major extortion scheme linked to organized crime. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police intervened to prevent an attack on a prominent Bollywood actor, leading to the arrest of two suspects, one of whom is from Mumbai.
Under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Tyagi, inspectors Pankaj Chauhan and Suresh Chand Chaudhary led the operation that resulted in the capture of a key gang member. The suspect, identified as Vikas Thakur, also known as Vicky, had traveled to Delhi at the behest of a foreign gangster to target a local businessman in a shooting.
Following the initial arrest, police acted swiftly based on intelligence and apprehended his accomplice, Deep, also known as Deepak Singh, in Mumbai. This quick action thwarted a significant plot orchestrated by a foreign gangster against the Bollywood actor.
Deep Singh is also implicated in the high-profile murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Punjab and had been evading capture since that incident. After Vikas Thakur’s arrest, a criminal case was registered at the Delhi Special Cell police station under Section 25 of the Arms Act, based on an FIR filed on November 3.
Investigators revealed that Thakur had begun working for a gangster hiding abroad, who had instructed him to shoot a well-known Bollywood actor in Mumbai. Deep Singh, meanwhile, had been hiding in Mumbai after executing the murder of Mad Sandhu under the same gangster’s orders.
Earlier, on October 3, Deep and his associate Palvinder, also known as Kaka, targeted Mad Sandhu in Amritsar, resulting in Sandhu’s death. Palvinder was later arrested by Punjab police.
The gangster had directed Deep to remain hidden for an extended period to facilitate the attack on the Bollywood actor, who had made controversial comments regarding the Sikh community in 1984. Recently, Vikas Thakur connected with another gangster abroad and was tasked with shooting a local businessman in Delhi. He introduced Deep to this gangster as part of their plan.
Before the suspects could execute their scheme, the Delhi Police Special Cell intercepted them, successfully averting the violent crime.
