Once a cabbie, he wants to be MLA

GURGAON: Devender Sehrawat's house in Sector 14 has been locked since Thursday. No cars are parked in the empty plot adjacent to the house. Newspapers slipped through the gate are lying untouched on the floor of the verandah. There is no notice on the gate asking the family to report to police as soon as they are home.
It is learnt that Devender Singh Sehrawat had humble beginnings.About a decade ago, he started off as a cab driver after coming to the capital from his native village in Haryana. Gradually, he started his own transport business and soon became one of the largest BPO cab vendors in town.
In chasing his dream of becoming the largest player in the cab industry, he often got into fights with his business rivals. But because of his close links with the cops and local politicians, he always managed to stay away from jail.
In an incident that occurred exactly two years ago, the history-sheeter opened fire at a business rival in Sector 56. When cops came to arrest him, he got the SHO transferred using his strong political connections. However, a criminal case was lodged against him. A copy of the FIR dated 8/5/10 is with TOI. The complainants in this case are cops themselves, whom he threatened with dire consequences.
After the incident, Sehrawat has been maintaining a low profile. In fact, he has also scaled down his transport business and is now involved in a fruit import business, say sources.
Those who know him well say that he intends to fight the next assembly elections. His transport business is currently being handled by his close aide, Anil Chillar, popularly known as "Pradhan" in the industry. Last year, Delhi Police booked Chillar in an attempt to murder case.
In the BMW case, Sehrawat has pulled all possible strings to shield his son Suraj, say sources. Cops suspect that he may have implored one of his numerous drivers to testify that he was behind the wheel on that fateful day and his son was in no way involved in the accident.