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Arrested gangster Kaushal reveals that he had two moles in Haryana Police who helped him run his syndicate from Dubai

- Ajay Kumar

IT WAS a secret operation that led to the arrest of Gurugram’s most wanted man, Kaushal (38), from Dubai last month.

Cops had a Kerala resident whose phone Kaushal had used. A copy of Kaushal’s fake passport had already been recovered from his man here. Then, multiple police teams flew to Dubai and camped there for two months, sharing leads with local officials.

These and other such details were revelations for many. But a police investigation, launched after Kaushal’s interrogation, has thrown up a real shocker.

Kaushal fled India in 2017 when he was out on parole. He briefly stayed in Bangkok before reaching Dubai on work visa.

He lived in a rented house in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city and kept changing his looks. He made extortion calls by using SIM cards of different countries and led his gang members active in Gurugram and its adjoining areas. Money collected by the gang from jewellers, hoteliers and realtors was sent to Kaushal through Hawala transactions. He was planning to fly to an African country on fake Spanish identity but ran out of luck.

THE CONNIVANCE