Wanted Nepali gang leader in doc’s murder killed in police encounter

A wanted gangster carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 was shot dead by a joint team of Delhi Police’s Special Staffand Gurugram Crime Branch during an encounter near the Astha Kunj Park in southeast Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.

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Bhim Mahabahadur Jora (39), a native of Nepal, was wanted for the murder of 63-year-old general physician Yogesh Chander Paul during a robbery at his residence in Jangpura in May 2024.

“Jora was the mastermind of a Nepali gang which employed its members as domestic help in affluent households across metropolitan cities in India.

“After gaining the trust of the families, the gang members would allegedly administer sleep-inducing drugs before looting cash and valuables, sometimes resorting to violence or murder” DCP (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.

‘The officer said the encounter took place on the intervening night of Monday-"Tuesday after a joint team of Delhi and Haryana police received a tip-off about Jora’s movement in the national capital.

“The accused, who was on the run since the Jangpura murder, managed to evade arrest by frequently crossing over to Nepal.