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Delhi Tenant Arrested for Staging His Own Shooting to Frame Landlord

Investigators say video evidence confirms a scheme to extort the landlord.

Overview

  • North Delhi police on Sunday announced the arrest of Avinash Kumar and two aides and said the case carries FIR sections for attempted murder and the Arms Act.
  • The case began May 10 when Kumar reported 2-3 shots at his Kucha Bulaki Begum rental, with a graze wound to his thigh treated at LNJP Hospital.
  • Investigators scanned footage from more than 200 CCTV cameras and flagged gaps in his story before identifying Deepak Kumar and Lokesh Dahiya.
  • Officers recovered a country-made pistol with two magazines, 14 live cartridges, five mobile phones, and a Scorpio used in the plan.
  • Police say an eviction dispute tied to a pending Tis Hazari Court suit drove a scheme to frame the landlord for leverage in a cash settlement.