A special task force official said on Thursday that gangster Vikas Lagarpuria, the alleged mastermind of a multi-crore heist here last year and accused of murder and extortion, was apprehended at Delhi airport.
The arrest was made in collaboration with central agencies, according to the official.
The suspect is from the village of Lagarpur in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. In Delhi and Haryana, he is charged with murder, attempted murder, robbery, extortion, and kidnapping.
The Delhi Police issued a red corner notice against Lagarpuria after he had been missing for seven years.
Haryana STF has been looking for him in connection with the Rs 30 crore heist in Gurugram. In the case, two doctors, a Delhi police officer, and a Haryana IPS officer are charged.
The incident occurred on August 4, last year. The accused broke into a flat in Sector 84 and fled with Rs 30 crore in cash. A private company’s office was run from the flat.
Lagarpuria’a gang members Amit, alias Mitta, of Najafgarh in Delhi, Abhinav of Uttar Pradesh, and Dhare were apprehended and admitted to stealing the money on the gangster’s orders.
