Contract killer, two others held in Delhi

New Delhi Nov 10 (IANS) A contract killer and two of his aides who planned to kill a businessman here have been arrested a police officer said on Friday.

Police said Lokesh Chauhan 21 a contract killer and his associates Jai Singh 25 and Dharampal 27 wanted to kill a businessman in Dwarka.

They were arrested on Thursday following a tip off when Chauhan and Singh came to meet Dharampal at Vardhaman Plaza in Matiala.

Police said Dharampal is the son of a retired defence officer.

"Chauhan drew inspiration from Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan s role as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath and was given a contract of Rs 5 lakh to eliminate a businessman of Dwarka in west Delhi " Deputy Commissioner of Police Sibesh Singh said.

"Chauhan told police he is a Class 9 dropout and was arrested for the first time in a motor vehicle theft case in Gurugram. After coming out of jail he again committed a robbery of Rs 6 20 000 from a money transfer kiosk at Kherki Daula in Gurugram " Singh said.

--IANS
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