MEERUT: Sharpshooter of Udham Singh gang, Kamal Pawar, who had killed a cement trader, was nabbed by police in Baghpat district on Saturday evening. While Kamal has been arrested, one of his accomplices, Bunty, is still at-large.
Kamal, said to be a relative of jailed gangster Udham Singh, has carried out several murders for the gang. On October 9, Kamal and Bunty went to the shop of local trader Pradeep Atreya and gunned him down after the latter resisted the extortion bid.
“Kamal is accused of several murders. With many of the gang members, including Udham, languishing in jail, Kamal wanted to lead the gang and make a mark for himself,” Baghpat superintendent of police Abhishek Singh said.
Kamal’s luck ran out after police got its first major breakthrough in the case when picture of a suspect in police record matched with assailant’s picture from the CCTV grab.
“CCTV grab of the suspect was the key clue in tracing him down,” SP Singh said.
As per police records, Kamal has 12 criminal cases registered in his name in three districts - Baghpat, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar.