Prime accused a ‘local terror’

Amin’s name has surfaced in the investigation of Sunday night’s road rage incident in which a man was killed in Turkman gate area.

Women block a road near Turkman Gate. (Source: Praveen Khanna)

Khalid Amin, one of the most notorious criminals in the walled city, rose from a petty criminal to a dreaded one. Amin’s name has surfaced in the investigation of Sunday night’s road rage incident in which a man was killed. Police believe his son was at the wheel of the car and Amin himself was in the passenger seat.

Also known as Amin Pehalwan, he was first arrested in 1995 in an attempt-to-murder case from Seelampur in Northeast Delhi. He is an identified “bad character” in Delhi Police records for the Chandni Mahal area. Since 2010, he has been running a construction business.

Amin has 18 brothers. His older brother Jalaluddin was arrested after a building collapse in Chandni Mahal in 2011. Jalaluddin was a contractor for the building.

According to the crime records of Delhi Police, Amin is involved in eight criminal cases, including robbery, an attempt-to-murder case and rioting. Police sources said Amin armed himself with a gun and a knife and spread terror in the Turkman Gate area.

This is also not the first time when Amin has allegedly beaten someone, police sources said. He was arrested in 1996 and 1999 from Hari Nagar and Chandni Mahal for the same offence. In 2001, he was arrested in a robbery case.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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