The Delhi Crime Branch has captured a wanted sharpshooter and an arms supplier associated with the Kapil Sangwan gang, also known as the Nandu Gang. Sumit Punia, aged around 25 and a resident of Mahendergarh district in Haryana, was apprehended with a sophisticated country-made pistol and five live cartridges. Investigations revealed that Punia, a 10th-grade dropout, joined the gang in 2020–2021 and had a history of criminal cases in Delhi and Haryana.
Police disclosed that Punia, who knew notorious gangster Kapil Sangwan since childhood, was actively involved with the gang. Following Punia’s arrest, the police also caught Badar Saifi, an alleged weapon supplier from Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh. Saifi, aged about 32, was supplying illegal firearms to the gang for intimidating extortion victims. The Crime Branch, focusing on shooters, arms suppliers, and organized gangs, utilized both manual and technical surveillance to track suspects.
The operation, led by Inspector Gautam Malik, resulted in the arrest of Sumit Punia in Dwarka, New Delhi, with a semi-automatic star pistol and live cartridges. Another accused, Badar Islam, was apprehended from Bulandshahr based on Punia’s information. The police emphasized the importance of targeting individuals involved in criminal activities to maintain law and order in the region.
