Delhi: Wanted criminal who chopped off man’s thumbs during robbery held after six years on the run
New Delhi, A 70-year-old man accused of chopping off both thumbs of an event manager during a brutal robbery and extortion attempt in Delhi’s Dwarka was arrested after evading capture for nearly six years, an official said on Monday. Delhi: Wanted criminal who chopped off man’s thumbs during robbery held after six years on the run The accused Brahamdev Bhagat declared a proclaimed offender was arrested from Bihar’s Purnia in connection with a 2020 case in which the victim was assaulted with sticks, robbed at knifepoint and forced to sign documents for an alleged payment of ₹11 lakh before his thumbs were severed, police said. “The incident took place on March 17, 2020, when event manager Surinder Nanda received a call regarding a party booking and asked his manager Kapil Chadha to attend the meeting in Dwarka on his behalf,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Pankaj Kumar said in a statement. Later, the callers insisted on meeting Nanda personally. He then travelled to Dwarka Sector-23 along with his driver in an SUV. Near a CNG pump, …
