Sidhu Moosewala murder: Accused Deepak Tinu who escaped from custody in Punjab nabbed by Delhi Police

Tinu is among 24 accused who have been charge-sheeted in the Moosewala murder case. Tinu is a close aide of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria

The Delhi Police's Special Cell has nabbed gangster Deepak Tinu, who is an accused in singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder and escaped from Punjab police custody on October 1, from Rajasthan’s Alwar, officials said.

Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) HGS Dhaliwal said Tinu kept changing his hideout after fleeing from Mansa in Punjab. The Delhi Police carried out extensive operations in different places in the country and finally succeeded in arresting him on Wednesday.

"Five grenades and two automatic pistols have been recovered from his possession. Tinu is being brought to the national capital and his police custody remand will be sought," Mr. Dhaliwal said.

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Tinu escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) unit of the Mansa Police when he was brought on a production warrant from Goindwal Sahib jail in Tarn Taran district in another case, in a major embarrassment for Punjab Police which sacked the officer incharge and arrested him.

During initial questioning, it was revealed that Tinu was helped by gangsters Rohit Godara, who is based in Azerbaijan, and Sampat Nehra and a person named Jack, who is based in Europe and an old accomplice of Anmol Bishnoi in arranging hideouts, the police claimed.

In 2017, Tinu, who faces several cases including murder and extortion in various states, had escaped with the help of another gangster and his aide from Haryana after throwing pepper spray in the eyes of a police official.