New Delhi .While investigating the murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu, Delhi Police has come to know of a conspiracy in which a plan was made to target Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and a Delhi businessman. The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two alleged shooters in this case. One of these accused was absconding after the murder of Mad Sandhu, while the other is said to be connected to the network of a gangster sitting abroad.
The arrested accused have been identified as 25-year-old Vikas Thakur alias Vicky, resident of Jalandhar and Deep alias Deepak Singh, resident of Tarn Taran, Punjab. Based on intelligence, the police caught both of them by conducting separate operations in Delhi and Mumbai. According to officials, the alleged plan to attack two prominent people to extort extortion from these arrests was foiled in time.
Police investigation revealed that Vikas Thakur had reached Delhi from Mumbai on the instructions of a gangster sitting abroad. He was given the responsibility of firing on a Delhi businessman. The purpose of this attack was to scare the businessman and extort money from him. Under the plan, Deepak Singh was also to join Vikas later. However, the police arrested Vikas before the attack could be carried out.
Another serious conspiracy was also revealed during the investigation. According to police sources, the gangster had instructed Deepak Singh to stay in Mumbai for a longer time. It has come to light that he was assigned the task of firing outside the residence of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in Mumbai. The investigation also revealed that the gang wanted to target the actor because of his alleged comments related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
However, Amitabh Bachchan has been continuously denying any such comment. At present, the police is investigating to what extent the firing outside the actor's residence was planned and what instructions were given to the accused for this.
After the arrest of Vikas Thakur, the police started searching for the second accused Deepak Singh in Mumbai. Investigation revealed that Deep was hiding in Mumbai after the murder of Mad Sandhu in Amritsar on October 3. The police traced his location and arrested him. According to officials, both the accused were working on the instructions of a gangster sitting abroad.
The murder of Mad Sandhu had created a lot of discussion on social media and locally in Punjab. Mad Sandhu, who was active on Instagram, was shot dead in Amritsar on October 3. Deepak Singh was wanted by the police after his alleged role in this murder came to light. Now his arrest is expected to help in furthering the investigation of this case.
DCP Narra Chaitanya of Special Cell of Delhi Police said that Vikas was sent to Delhi with the aim of firing at a businessman for extortion. Deep also had to participate in this plan. After the arrest of both, the police have registered a case under the Arms Act in the Special Cell police station. At present, by interrogating the accused, information is being collected about the network of the gangster sitting abroad, his instructions and other possible associates.