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Delhi Crime Branch Arrests Six Linked to Rashid Cablewala–Hashim Baba Gang

The sweep under Operation Gang Bust 2.0 targets a cell that police say answered to fugitive Rashid Cablewala via encrypted chats.

Overview

  • Crime Branch teams, tipped on May 6 to a gathering at a Pusa Road club in Karol Bagh, waited outside and stopped four men as they exited around 4 am.
  • Interrogations led to two more arrests and seizures that totaled nine pistols, a .312-bore rifle, and 81 live cartridges, including two Italian-made Beretta pistols.
  • Officers say the suspects coordinated on an encrypted app with fugitive leader Rashid Cablewala in Dubai, while ally Hashim Baba remains in Tihar Jail.
  • Police describe the cell as active in the trans-Yamuna area, collecting protection money from local clubs and plotting hits on rival gangs.
  • The case, opened under Operation Gang Bust 2.0, now focuses on tracing arms suppliers and testing links to past murders of businessmen Nadir Shah and Sunil Jain.