9. How FBI helped nab India’s ‘Boxer’ in Mexico

| Apr 4, 2023, 22:20 IST

Gangster in police net

One of Delhi’s most-wanted gangsters, Deepak ‘Boxer’ alias Deepak Pahal, has been arrested in Mexico. The operation was conducted by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US.

Who is Deepak ‘Boxer’?

Deepak headed the Gogi gang after the killing of gangster Jitendra Mann alias Gogi in the Rohini court complex in Delhi. Gogi was shot dead by two assailants on September 24, 2021. His assailants were also killed in retaliatory fire by police.
Deepak came to limelight when he freed Gogi from police custody in Haryana seven years ago. He was also involved in attacking police personnel at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Delhi two years ago and helped gang member Fazza flee from police custody.

Criminal records

Deepak was wanted in connection with the killing of builder Amit Gupta, who was shot several times in his left leg and abdomen on August 23 last year in north Delhi's Burari. Ankit Gulia, a sharpshooter of the Gogi-Deepak gang, allegedly killed Gupta.
Deepak had claimed responsibility for Gupta's killing on Facebook, saying the builder was killed due to his proximity with the rival Tillu gang. They suspected that Gupta had passed on information to police about Kuldeep alias Fazza, who was killed in an encounter in 2021.
He was also behind a “double murder” case in Mundka area in August 2022. Two men were killed in the case of mistaken identity.

Escape to Mexico

According to the police, Deepak used a fake passport to flee the country. He took a flight to Mexico from Kolkata using the alias Ravi Antil.
Police had announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh on information leading to Deepak's arrest. He will be brought to India within two days, officials said.

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