<p>New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a 37-year-old contract killer who was hired to eliminate a man over a property dispute but ended up assaulting an innocent bystander, officials said on Monday.</p><p>Jaibir Shokeen, a resident of Najafgarh, was wanted in an attempt to murder case lodged at the Palam police station which declared him a proclaimed offender.</p><p>The case revolved around a long-standing property dispute between Narender, a resident of Rewari in Haryana, and his neighbour Amit, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Aditya Gautam, said.</p>.<p>Narender hatched a conspiracy to kill Amit and hired Shokeen for the job, the DCP said.</p><p>To execute the plan, Shokeen and his associates reached the Palam railway station on September 1 last year to carry out the attack.</p><p>However, due to a mistaken identity, they ended up brutally assaulting Ritesh, an innocent bystander from Rewari, the officer said.</p><p>"The attackers fled the scene upon realising their mistake, leaving Ritesh critically injured. During investigation, police managed to arrest the other accused, but Shokeen evaded capture and was later declared a proclaimed offender," the DCP said.</p>.Man shot dead on NH-24 near Phool Mandi in Delhi.<p>"Police got a tip-off that Shokeen might visit his wife at Palam village on Sunday. Acting on the tip-off, police laid a trap in the area which led to his arrest. During interrogation, Shokeen confessed to his involvement in the crime committed last September," the officer said.</p><p>The accused was previously linked to 13 cases, including attempt to murder, violations of Arms Act, cheating, and property-related offences, he added. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a 37-year-old contract killer who was hired to eliminate a man over a property dispute but ended up assaulting an innocent bystander, officials said on Monday.</p><p>Jaibir Shokeen, a resident of Najafgarh, was wanted in an attempt to murder case lodged at the Palam police station which declared him a proclaimed offender.</p><p>The case revolved around a long-standing property dispute between Narender, a resident of Rewari in Haryana, and his neighbour Amit, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Aditya Gautam, said.</p>.<p>Narender hatched a conspiracy to kill Amit and hired Shokeen for the job, the DCP said.</p><p>To execute the plan, Shokeen and his associates reached the Palam railway station on September 1 last year to carry out the attack.</p><p>However, due to a mistaken identity, they ended up brutally assaulting Ritesh, an innocent bystander from Rewari, the officer said.</p><p>"The attackers fled the scene upon realising their mistake, leaving Ritesh critically injured. During investigation, police managed to arrest the other accused, but Shokeen evaded capture and was later declared a proclaimed offender," the DCP said.</p>.Man shot dead on NH-24 near Phool Mandi in Delhi.<p>"Police got a tip-off that Shokeen might visit his wife at Palam village on Sunday. Acting on the tip-off, police laid a trap in the area which led to his arrest. During interrogation, Shokeen confessed to his involvement in the crime committed last September," the officer said.</p><p>The accused was previously linked to 13 cases, including attempt to murder, violations of Arms Act, cheating, and property-related offences, he added. </p>