The Tribune, January 19, 2001
Fauji gang spreads terror in Adampur
From Our Correspondent
HISAR, Jan 18 - Panic gripped businessmen of Adampur, a nearby town, today after notorious criminal Subhash Fauji demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from trader Raj Kumar Bansal. As a precautionary measure, two constables have been posted at his residence and shop.
According to information received here, Subhash Fauji rang up Mr Bansal on Tuesday night and told him to pay him Rs 2 lakh in two days or face death.
He also directed him not to inform the police. Mr Bansal runs a wholesale tea business in Adampur. However, no case has been registered in this regard formally, but police investigations are on.
It may be recalled that Subhash Fauji, a resident of the nearby Balsmand village, was arrested by the police seven months ago, but his associates freed him from police custody after ransacking the Balsmand police post. He has absconded since.
Members of his gang have been demanding ransom from more than a dozen businessmen of the area. He has allegedly tried to shoot two persons in Fatehabad and Bhiwani districts during this period. Seven local traders have been asked to pay ransom by his gang members during the past week.
Three motorcycle-borne youths had come to a shop in the local Grain Market three days ago and demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakh from a businessman Bajrang Lal. They also claimed to be members of the Fauji gang.
The district police has deputed a special team to nab the gang members. The team raided many villages of the district during the past four days, but all efforts proved futile.
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