DELHI POLICE
                                                

17/05/2025
 PRESS RELEASE

Key Points:
•    Absconding Bangladeshi national and member of a notorious gang, along with his associate, nabbed by ISC, Crime Branch.
•    Accused Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu was absconding in a dacoity case registered at PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi. A reward of ₹50,000 had been declared for his arrest by Delhi Police.
•    Four country-made pistols, fifteen live cartridges, one dagger, two iron rods, a plier, and other house-breaking equipment were recovered.
•    Accused Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu is also wanted in six burglary cases in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Brief Summary:
With the arrest of notorious criminal Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu and his associate Khalid Sheikh, the ISC, Crime Branch has busted a gang involved in dacoity and burglary cases across multiple states.
Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu was absconding in FIR No. 355/2003, registered under Sections 395/397/412/216-A/120-B IPC, 14 Foreigners Act, and 25/27 Arms Act at PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi. A reward of ₹50,000 had been declared for his arrest. He is also wanted in six burglary cases in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Following his arrest, FIR No. 112/2025, dated 08/05/2025, under Sections 25/27 Arms Act and 14 Foreigners Act, was registered at PS Crime Branch. A total of four country-made pistols, fifteen live cartridges, one dagger, two iron rods, a plier, and other house-breaking equipment were recovered from the accused persons.

INFORMATION, TEAM AND OPERATION:
On 07/05/2025, HC Sunil Kumar received secret information that a Bangladeshi national, Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu, wanted in a dacoity case from PS Vivek Vihar, was residing in Nasbandi Colony, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP, and would visit the Wazirabad area to meet his friends.
Accordingly, a dedicated team comprising SIs Naresh Kumar, Sunil Panwar, Jai Kumar, and HCs Amrish Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Harender Malik, and Bijendra Singh, led by Inspector Manmeet Malik and under the close supervision of Sh. Ramesh Chander Lamba, ACP/ISC, was formed.
The information was further developed, and a trap was laid in the Wazirabad area. Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu was apprehended after a brief chase. A loaded country-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from his possession. Accordingly, FIR No. 112/2025, dated 08/05/2025, under Sections 25/27 Arms Act, was registered at PS Crime Branch.
During police custody remand of Khalil @ Guddu, two more country-made pistols, ten live cartridges, one dagger, and other house-breaking tools were recovered from near the railway track opposite Gufa Wala Mandir, Preet Vihar, Delhi.
Further, one of his associates, Khalid Sheikh, was arrested, and one pistol along with two live cartridges was recovered from his house at his instance.
It was revealed that Khalil @ Guddu was attempting to reconstruct his gang and arrange weapons for future crimes. In recent days, he and his associates had conducted reconnaissance in the Preet Vihar / Anand Vihar area, near the railway track, to identify a suitable house for committing robbery or dacoity.
INTERROGATION AND MODUS OPERANDI:
During interrogation, accused Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu and Khalid Sheikh confessed that they had illegally entered India and settled in Delhi.
Mohd. Khalil @ Guddu is involved in more than 21 criminal cases, including dacoity across Delhi and other states. The accused and their gang used to break into houses late at night and rob the occupants at gunpoint.
About 15–20 days ago, he returned to Delhi after being released from Adilabad Jail, Andhra Pradesh. They were planning a major dacoity and intended to escape permanently to Bangladesh after committing the crime.
PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENT OF ACCUSED MOHD. KHALIL @ GUDDU 
1.    FIR No. 345/2000, U/s 457/380/34 IPC, PS Seema Puri, Delhi. 
2.    FIR No. 308/2000, U/s 379/411 IPC, PS Geeta Colony, Delhi. 
3.    FIR No. 24/2001, U/s 25/54/59 Arms Act, PS Seema Puri, Delhi. 
4.    FIR No. 355/2003, U/s 395/397/412/216-A/120-B IPC, 14 Foreigners Act & 25/27 Arms Act, PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi. 
5.    FIR No. 254/2003, U/s 394/397/34 IPC, PS Dwarka Sector 23, Delhi. 
6.    FIR No. 421/2003, U/s 395/397/412/120B, 14 Foreigner Act & 25/27/54/59 Arms Act, PS Dwarka Sector 23, Delhi. 
7.    FIR No. 465/2003, U/s 379 IPC, PS Kalyan Puri, Delhi. 
8.    FIR No. 423/2003, U/s 392/34 IPC, PS Seelampur, Delhi. 
9.    FIR No. 660/2003, U/s 25/54/59 Arms Act, PS Nand Nagri, Delhi.
10.    FIR No. 254/2003, U/s 302 IPC & 25/54/59 Arms Act, PS Seema Puri, Delhi. 
11.    FIR No. 351/2003, U/s 380 IPC, PS Jahangirpuri, Delhi.
12.    FIR No. 597/2003, U/s 380 IPC, PS Jahangirpuri, Delhi.
13.    FIR No. 624/2003, U/s 380 IPC, PS Jahangirpuri, Delhi. 
14.    FIR Vide Crime No. 1508/16, U/s 412/395/397 IPC, PS Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, UP. 
15.    FIR Vide Crime No. 1509/16, U/s 25 Arms Act, PS Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, UP.
16.    FIR No. 229/2020, U/s 188 IPC, PS Khyala, Delhi. 
17.    Fir No 323/2020 u/s 457/380/411/34 IPC PS Mandawli, East District.
18.    FIR No. 385/2024, U/s 379/457/380 IPC, PS Industrial Area, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. 
19.    FIR No. 185/2024, U/s 457/380 IPC, PS Nana Kheda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. 
20.    FIR No. 168/2024, U/s 457/380 IPC, PS Nana Kheda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. 
21.    FIR No. 265/2024, U/s 457/380 IPC, PS Madhav Nagar, Madhya Pradesh.
22.    FIR No. 31/2025, U/s 331(4)/305(2) BNS, PS Kagaz Nagar-I Town, Komaram Bheem, Asifabad, Telangana. 
PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENT OF ACCUSED KHALID SHEIKH 
1.    Case FIR No. 1/2008, U/s 3 The Railway Property Unlawful Possession Act, PS Railways, Delhi. 
2.    FIR No. 31/2025, U/s 331(4)/305(2) BNS, PS Kagaz Nagar-I Town, Komaram Bheem, Asifabad, Telangana.
3.    FIR No. 32/2025, PS Kagaz Nagar-I Town, Komaram Bheem, Asifabad, Telangana. 
4.    FIR No. 33/2025, PS Kagaz Nagar-I Town, Komaram Bheem, Asifabad, Telangana.
DETAILS OF CASES WORKED OUT WITH THE ARREST OF ACCUSED MOHD. KHALIL @ GUDDU :- 
1.    Case FIR No. 112/2025, Dated 08/05/2025, U/s 25/27 Arms Act & 14 Foreigners Act, PS Crime Branch.  
2.    Case FIR No. 355/2003, U/s 395/397/412/216-A/120-B IPC, 14 Foreigners Act & 25/27 Arms Act, PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi (Declared Cash reward of 50,000/- by Worthy CP, Delhi). 
3.    FIR Crime No. 1508/16, U/s 412/395/397 IPC, PS Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, UP. (Wanted in the present case). 
4.    FIR Crime No. 1509/16, U/s 25 Arms Act, PS Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, UP. (Wanted in the present case). 
5.    FIR No. 385/2024, U/s 379/457/380 IPC, PS Industrial Area, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. (Wanted in the present case). 
6.    FIR No. 185/2024, U/s 457/380 IPC, PS Nana Kheda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. (Wanted in the present case). 
7.    FIR No. 168/2024, U/s 457/380 IPC, PS Nana Kheda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. (Wanted in the present case). 
8.    FIR No. 265/2024, U/s 457/380 IPC, PS Madhav Nagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Wanted in the present case).

Further investigation is in progress.

(ADITYA GAUTAM) 
        Dy. Commissioner of Police, 
Crime Branch, Delhi