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Delhi businessman murder: Sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang shot dead in police encounter in UP’s Hapur
The Delhi Police said Naveen Kasana was believed to be a sharpshooter of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and also worked for Hashim Baba, another jailed gangster.
In February, the Special Cell had arrested a sub-inspector for allegedly sheltering Golu and Kasana and providing them with financial assistance.
A 38-year-old alleged criminal, who worked as a sharpshooter for jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur late Wednesday by the Delhi Police Special Cell and Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (STF).
According to the police, Naveen Kumar Kasana, a resident of Ghaziabad, was allegedly involved in the murder of a utensil businessman in Delhi’s Farsh Bazar area in December last year.
A senior police officer said Kasana was spotted on a motorcycle in Hapur late on Wednesday. Following this, a joint team of UP STF and Delhi Police Special Cell laid a trap, and challenged him to stop. “Naveen opened fire at the police, and in retaliation, the team members also fired at him, injuring him. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead,” the officer said.
Another officer said Kasana was believed to be a sharpshooter of the Bishnoi gang, and also worked for another jailed gangster, Hashim Baba.
In December 2024, Kasana, along with his associate Sachin alias Golu, shot a 52-year-old businessman, Sunil Jain, while he was on a morning walk near his house in the Farsh Bazar area of Delhi’s Shahdara.
The police later said Jain, who owned a utensils business, was murdered in a case of “mistaken identity” by Golu and Kasana, as he had a similar physique and routine as that of the actual target.
In February, the Special Cell had arrested a sub-inspector for allegedly sheltering Golu and Kasana and providing them with financial assistance.
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Besides facing charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), Kasana also faces 20 cases related to murder, attempted murder, dacoity, and robbery.
Golu has 11 cases filed against him, including ones related to house theft, attempt to murder, and under the Arms Act, among others. He has been arrested twice by the Delhi Police Special Cell, and several times by the officers of Welcome and Bhajanpura police stations in Northeast Delhi.
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