The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Rajender alias Raju (59), a key associate of notorious serial killer Devender Sharma, also known as “Dr Death.” Rajender had been on the run for 21 years before his capture on June 14 from Kasimpur, Aligarh, where he was living undercover and working as a security guard at a local pump house.
According to DCP (crime) Aditya Gautam, Rajender and Sharma were part of a criminal gang responsible for a series of brutal crimes, including the kidnapping and murder of truck and taxi drivers across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. The gang allegedly disposed of victims’ bodies in the crocodile-infested Hazara Canal in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, while selling stolen vehicles on the grey market for Rs 20,000 to 25,000 each.
Despite being absconding in the Delhi case, Rajender was earlier arrested in Jaipur for a separate murder case under a false identity. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007 and served 14 years before his release in 2021.
The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in ongoing investigations related to Sharma’s gang.