MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON ORGANIZED CRIME NETWORK
ONE OF THE SHOOTERS WAS WANTED FOR THE RECENT HIGH-PROFILE MURDER OF INSTAGRAM INFLUENCER MAD SANDHU IN AMRITSAR. TIMELY INTERVENTION BY THE SPECIAL CELL PREVENTED A PLANNED EXTORTION-DRIVEN FIRING INCIDENT TARGETING A DELHI-BASED BUSINESSMAN. HIGH PROFILE SHOOTER WAS APPREHENDED FROM MUMBAI PRIOR TO EXECUTING A FIRING AT FAMOUS BOLLYWOOD ACTOR.
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In a major breakthrough against organized crime syndicates, a team of Special Cell/NDR (New Delhi Range) led by Inspector Pankaj Chauhan and Inspector Suresh Chand Chaudhary, under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Tyagi, has successfully thwarted two deadly plots, an extortion plot and also averted an attack on famous Bollywood actor. The police team arrested key syndicate operative Vikas Thakur @ Vicky, who had arrived in Delhi to execute a targeted shooting on a prominent local businessman on the instructions of a foreign based gangster.
Following the initial arrest, swift intelligence-led coordination resulted in the apprehension of co-accused Deep @ Deepak Singh from Mumbai, preventing a major planned attack on famous Bollywood actor planned by a fugitive foreign based gangster. Deep @ Deepak Singh is also accused in murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Punjab and was Wanted in that case in Punjab.
A criminal case under FIR No. 261/2026 dated 03.11.2026 U/s 25 Arms Act has been registered at Police Station Special Cell, Delhi after the arrest of accused Vikas Thakur @ Vicky.Details of accused
Vikas Thakur @ Vicky S/o Dinesh Thakur R/o New Gandhi Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab, Deep @ Deepak Singh S/o Gurjand Singh R/o Distt- Tarn Taran, Punjab
Profile of accused Vikas Thakur @ Vicky
Born in 2001 in a lower-income family, Vikas Thakur @ Vicky was academically sound during early school life. Due to lack of parental supervision, he fell into bad company and engaged in illegal betting and gambling. He first entered criminal records as a juvenile in 2019 through a snatching incident.
In 2023, Vikas Thakur began supplying illegal weapons to gangster Anmol Bishnoi. Following Bishnoi’s arrest, Vikas Thakur @ Vicky shifted his allegiance to gangsters Anil Pandit and Randeep Malik, for whom he undertook various criminal activities, including recruiting new members, arranging and supplying illegal firearms, and conducting reconnaissance of locations and potential targets for extortion. Subsequently, Vikas Thakur @ Vicky began operating as independent contract criminal, offering his services to different criminal gangs based on the financial remuneration offered, without remaining exclusively associated with any particular gang.
Meanwhile, Vikas Thakur @ Vicky started working for a fugitive foreign based gangster also and was tasked with firing on famous Bollywood actor in Mumbai. During this period, another shooter of this fugitive foreign based gangster namely Deep @ Deepak Singh was hiding in Mumbai after executing the high-profile murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu and was evading his arrest. This foreign based gangster asked his shooter Deep @ Deepak Singh to prolong his hiding in Mumbai so that he can execute the firing attack on the actor.
Most recently, accused Vikas Thakur @ Vicky linked up with foreign based gangster and took another assignment of carrying out a shooting at local businessman in Delhi. Accused Vikas Thakur @ Vicky introduced Deep @ Deepak Singh to this foreign based gangster. Thereafter, as per plan, accused Vikas Thakur @ Vicky travelled from Mumbai to Delhi to carry out an extortion-driven shooting on a local businessman and Deep @ Deepak Singh supposed to join him later. They both were intercepted by the Delhi Police Special Cell prior to shooting at local businessman in Delhi.
Profile of Deep @ Deepak Singh
Accused Deep @ Deepak Singh previously worked as a commercial truck helper and driver. Enticed by quick money and bad company, accused Deep @ Deepak Singh was introduced to aforesaid fugitive foreign based gangster through local gang member, making his entry into organized crime.
On 03.10.2026, on the instructions of the same fugitive foreign based gangster, accused Deep @ Deepak Singh along with associate Palwinder @ Kaka targeted Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Amritsar. In this attack, Mad Sandhu lost his life and Palwinder @ Kaka was arrested by the Punjab Police while accused Deep @ Deepak Singh was evading his arrest and took harbour in Mumbai.
On the instructions from aforesaid fugitive foreign based gangster, accused Deep @ Deepak Singh was asked to prolong his hiding so that he can execute a high-profile firing on Bollywood actor over his alleged anti-Sikh remarks in 1984., said Narra Chaitanya, DCP Special Cell.
