On Sunday (21st July), Delhi Police’s Special Cell stated that they had arrested 51-year-old Mohammad Umar who is an opium smuggler and proclaimed offender. He was wanted for the murder of two gang members and had been absconding from the Police for over a decade. As per reports, he is an accused in seven criminal cases in different Police stations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
In 2012, Mohammad Umar along with his accomplices killed one of his gang members on the suspicion that he had earlier leaked information to the Police. After brutally killing him, Mohd. Umar disfigured his face by pouring acid to conceal his identity. Afterward, Umar absconded with his family and went into hiding in Nepal.
Mohd. Umar, a desperate & notorious criminal arrested by Special Cell (TYR)
— Special Cell, Delhi Police (@CellDelhi) July 21, 2024
He was absconding in a murder case since 2012 and carrying a reward of Rs. 50000/- on his arrest.
A pistol and 04 live cartridges recovered from him.@LtGovDelhi @DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/mcLpN5b7nC
The Police had announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for giving information that could led to his arrest. According to the Police, on 16th July, they received intel on him and subsequently went on to apprehend him from the Anand Vihar Bus Terminus area.
According to the Police, the accused was identified as Mohd. Umar alias Umardin is a native of Behraich, Uttar Pradesh. He fled the country and went into hiding in Nepal where he was using a false identity for 12 years.
DCP Special Cell Amit Kaushik said that Umar was arrested on 16th July after a police team received a tip about a fugitive criminal near Anand Vihar Bus Terminus. Subsequently, he was arrested from the area.
According to the police, the dreaded criminal Umar was born in Meerut. After completing his class eighth, he started working as a tailor with his father. However, in 2002, he started indulging with local criminals and was involved in theft and petty crimes.
DCP Kaushik said, “He was previously involved in electricity transformer theft and was arrested in four cases in 2009 at police stations in Loni and Pilkhuwa, Uttar Pradesh.”
The Police official further stated that in 2010, Mohd. Umar came in contact with Naiem, Taslim, Mukesh, and Moti. They were involved in opium smuggling and cheating people by luring them to exchange Saudi Riyals, the police official added.
The DCP stated that in 2011, Mohd. Umar was arrested in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh in Arms Act and cheating cases. After getting released on bail he again started smuggling narcotics substance opium bud with Naiem, Taslim, Mukesh, and Moti.
However, a dispute broke out among them over the issue of the leadership of the gang.
DCP Kaushik added that there were trust issues, as three of them had killed Mukesh in Baghpat in 2011 because they believed he had informed the police about them.
The DCP said, “Naiem, Taslim, and Moti murdered Mukesh in Baghpat Uttar Pradesh. In this case, Naiem, Taslim, and Moti were arrested. In 2012, Umar along with Naiem murdered Taslim in the area of Sonia Vihar Delhi and disfigured the face of Taslim after pouring acid on his face to disguise police and hide his identity.”
According to the Police, they killed Taslim to assert dominance and take control of the gang.
Following the incident, the accused Mohd. Umar fled with his family and went into hiding in Nepal where he lived under a false identity. The Police stated that he had changed his Aadhaar card and other identity documents. During the hiding period, he was living across the Rupadia border towards the Nepal side and visited India occasionally for work.
According to DCP Kaushik, Mohd. Umar has seven criminal cases registered against him.
