The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Sunday arrested a suspected serial killer, Ajay Lamba, near India Gate. Lamba, who had been evading arrest for over a decade, is accused of leading a gang responsible for the brutal murders of multiple cab drivers across Delhi and Uttarakhand.
According to police, Lamba and his three accomplices targeted taxi drivers by posing as customers. After booking rides, the gang would lure the unsuspecting drivers to remote areas in the Uttarakhand hills.
In the hill, the gang allegedly rendered the drivers unconscious, strangled them and disposed of the bodies in deep ravines. The stolen vehicles were then smuggled into Nepal and sold.
The authorities have recovered one body, while the remains of at least three other victims are yet to be found. Authorities fear the gang may be behind the disappearances of several other cab drivers over the years.
The police also informed that Lamba has been hiding in Nepal for the past 10 years.
Other than the killing of the cab drivers, Lamba also has a record of drug trafficking and robbery in both Delhi and Odisha. He has reportedly been active in criminal operations since 2001.
One of his associates, Dhirendra Dilip Pandey, has already been taken into custody, while another gang member, Dheeraj, remains at large.
The police said that the investigation is underway and Ajay Lamba is currently being interrogated by the authorities.
Source: India Today
