Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Alleged Rs 2-Crore Ransom Mastermind Arrested After Foot Chase
Police arrested Mohammed Wamiq after searching for him for eight months.
They say he was involved in kidnapping a scrap dealer on January 2.
The dealer was 44 years old.
Police allege that the dealer’s family was asked to pay Rs 2 crore.
Officers found Wamiq in Southeast Delhi using surveillance and local information.
He allegedly tried to run away when he saw them.
Police chased him for almost 2 kilometres and caught him.
Police also said he had been involved in four earlier criminal cases in Uttar Pradesh.
Mohammed Wamiq was arrested in Southeast Delhi after allegedly evading police for eight months.
Police allege he masterminded the January 2 abduction of a 44-year-old scrap dealer.
The victim’s family was allegedly asked to pay a ransom of Rs 2 crore.
Wamiq allegedly fled near New Ashok Nagar after spotting a police team and was caught following a nearly 2-km chase.
Police said he had four previous cases involving theft, robbery, cheating and Arms Act offences in Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Mohammed Wamiq was arrested by an NDR Crime Branch team; police linked him to an alleged abduction and ransom demand.
- What
- Wamiq was arrested after allegedly fleeing police during an investigation into the abduction of a scrap dealer and a Rs 2 crore ransom demand.
- When
- He was arrested on Tuesday, eight months after the January 2 abduction.
- Where
- He was apprehended near New Ashok Nagar in Southeast Delhi.
- Why
- Police said technical surveillance and local intelligence led them to Wamiq, who allegedly tried to escape after spotting the team.
- Arrested person
- Mohammed Wamiq
- Alleged crime
- Abduction of a 44-year-old scrap dealer
- Ransom demand
- Rs 2 crore
- Time on the run
- Eight months
- Arrest location
- New Ashok Nagar, Southeast Delhi
- Police chase
- Nearly 2 kilometres on foot
- Previous cases
- Four cases in Uttar Pradesh involving theft, robbery, cheating and Arms Act offences