Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested a 22-year-old wanted criminal, Sushil Kumar, on 31 October 2026 from Bihar's Madhubani district in connection with an armed dacoity at a businessman's residence in the upscale Golf Links area of New Delhi. Kumar, who carried a cash reward of ₹50,000, was the last of seven to eight accused to be apprehended in a case that had shaken one of the capital's most affluent neighbourhoods.

The Dacoity at Golf Links

The incident dates back to 16 April 2026, when a gang of seven to eight armed assailants stormed the residence of 76-year-old businessman Ashok Chawla at 187, Golf Links. Armed with swords and other deadly weapons, the attackers assaulted and threatened family members before fleeing with cash and jewellery worth approximately ₹30–35 lakh. A case was subsequently registered under FIR No. 29/2026 under Sections 311/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Tughlak Road police station.

Kumar's Role and Evasion

Investigations revealed that the dacoity was allegedly carried out in connivance with Sushil Kumar, who had recently been employed as domestic help at the Chawla residence — making the breach of trust a central element of the case. While six co-accused were arrested earlier, Kumar managed to evade law enforcement for months. The court subsequently issued non-bailable warrants against him and initiated proceedings under Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). A reward of ₹50,000 was formally announced on 22 October 2026 for information leading to his arrest.

The Manhunt and Arrest

The breakthrough came through a combination of technical surveillance and sustained ground-level intelligence. Acting on specific inputs that Kumar was hiding in Bihar, the Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Cell (AEKC) of the Crime Branch constituted a specialised team under Inspector Veer Singh, supervised by ACP Pankaj Arora and DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. The operation team, led by Sub-Inspectors Imran and Ankur, also included ASIs Deepchand and Umesh Kumar and Head Constables Yograj, Manoj, Sandeep, Manish, Mukesh Chaudhary, and Anoop. Police noted that tracing Kumar was particularly challenging given the sensitive nature of the area and its proximity to the Nepal border. On 31 October, the team conducted a coordinated operation and apprehended him near Ghoghardiha Railway Station in Madhubani.

Legal Proceedings

Kumar was arrested under Sections 35(1)(c) and 35(1)(d) of the BNSS and was subsequently produced before the court at Patiala House Courts. The case underscores a pattern of domestic staff-facilitated crimes in Delhi's high-value residential localities — a concern that security agencies have flagged repeatedly in recent years. This is not the first armed dacoity linked to insider access in the capital's affluent enclaves, though the scale of this particular incident and the deployment of multiple armed attackers mark it as especially serious.