Delhi court sends gangster Deepak 'Boxer' to 8-day police custody

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent gangster Deepak "Boxer", who was arrested in Mexico and brought to India this morning, to eight-day police custody in a fake passport case.
In spite of the Delhi Police's request for 14 days of custody, the court only granted it for eight.

He was presented to the judge while being closely guarded inside the Patiala House Courts' lockup.
Deepak Pahal, also known as "Boxer," was apprehended earlier this week in Cancun, Mexico, as he attempted to enter the US illegally with plans to run his organized crime organization from there. According to Delhi Police, he traveled through several different countries in North America on his way to the US.

The Delhi Police has achieved a significant triumph by apprehending a notorious gangster outside the country for the first time.
A team of two Delhi Police officers succeeded in capturing the criminal and bringing him back to India.

The police have revealed that the fugitive, Boxer, had absconded from the country using a false passport under the name of "Ravi Antil," claiming to be a resident of Bareilly. The authorities will further question him regarding his criminal actions and his suspected role in the murder of a builder in North Delhi's Civil Lines in August of last year.
The gangster, a winner in a national-level boxing championship, was arrested with the help of local authorities in Mexico and officials at the US embassy in New Delhi.
Police had announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh on information leading to the arrest of Deepak, who led the Gogi gang, which is allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, police said.
The gangster is wanted in India in 10 sensational cases, including murder and extortion, over the last five years, they said.
Deepak, a resident of Gannaur in Haryana's Sonipat district, headed the Gogi gang after the killing of its head Jitendra Mann, alias Gogi, inside the Rohini Court complex by two men in September 2021.
(With inputs from PTI)