2 men on motorcycle open fire at house in Rani Bagh; police suspect links to Chaudhary-Bambiha gang

On reaching the spot, police said they found that multiple rounds had been fired at the house

On reaching the spot, police found that multiple rounds had been fired at the house.

Two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle opened fire at a house in Rani Bagh near Pitampura on Saturday evening, police said, adding that they suspect the men were from the Kaushal Chaudhary and Davinder Bambiha gang.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer Delhi) Sachin Sharma, the incident was reported to the police at 8.40 pm on Saturday. On reaching the spot, police said they found that multiple rounds had been fired at the house.

“During initial investigation, it was found that two men on a motorcycle drove by and one of them fired multiple rounds before they fled from the spot,” the officer said.

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“The crime team inspected the spot and a case has been registered under relevant sections… Efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the culprits,” the DCP said.

“A threat note has been found bearing the name of Kaushal Chaudhary and Bambiha gang,” a police source said. The DCP said the motive behind the shooting is unclear as of now and further investigation is underway.

The Bambiha gang is an arch-rival of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, said police. Bambiha, who allegedly ran an extortion racket in Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula, was killed in a police encounter in 2016.

The inter-gang rivalry often led to shootouts in Chandigarh, Delhi, and Punjab. The gangs not only fought over protection money but for supremacy over the Punjab music industry and kabaddi players.

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Police said Kaushal Chaudhary, the leader of the gang, is currently imprisoned in Bhondsi jail in Gurgaon and is facing over 40 criminal charges.

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