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Brijesh Singh, who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh, was arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell last week. Brijesh had been evading arrest for nearly two decades and was wanted by police forces of Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi in connection with numerous cases of murder, extortion and kidnapping.
Sources in Chandigarh Police said during investigation in the Dimpy murder case, Brijesh’s name also cropped up. This is because Brijesh was considered an arch rival of Mukhtar Ansari, an Independent MLA from Mau, who is also a gangster.
Till a few months before his murder, Dimpy was considered a close confidant of Ansari. At present, Ansari is lodged in Ghazipur jail for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanad Rai.
Brijesh, originally, a resident of Dharaura in Ghazipur, killed two people in 1984 reportedly to avenge his father’s death. He escaped from police custody in 1986 and had been at large till a few days ago.
Sources said Chandigarh Police had questioned two close confidants and members of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, who had hinted Brijesh’s involvement in the case.
A senior investigating officer said Dimpy’s killing was the outcome of a gang war. “The job (Dimpy’s murder) wasn’t done by an amateur. Rather, it was a professional execution by sharp-shooters at the behest of an unidentified mastermind, who must be sitting thousands of miles away from the place where Dimpy was shot. Dimpy’s movement was thoroughly tracked and the moment he came out of the club, where he was having dinner with of his friends, he was shot,” said the officer.
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