“Lady Don” Behind Murder Of Air India Crew Arrested (image @noidapolice)

Kajal Khatri, also known as the “Lady Don” has confessed to organising  the murder of Air India crew member Suraj Mann. Khatri committed the murder in January 2023 for a sum of ₹ 4 lakh. She was arrested by the Crime Branch on Wednesday.

According to the police, the plot for murder was carried out in collaboration with Naveen Sharma, who was paid ₹ 1.5 lakh in advance for obtaining the weapons, with the remaining amount to be settled after the killing. However, he was arrested by the Noida Police before the full payment was made.

“We are preparing to take swift action against Kajal under the Gangster Act,” Additional DCP Noida Police Manish Kumar Mishra said. Several more names have surfaced during the investigation, and efforts are underway to arrest everyone involved, police said.

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While interrogation, Khatri revealed that she is married to Kapil Mann, a notorious gangster currently in jail. The two met in a gym in Sector-11 of Delhi’s Rohini and married in 2019. She said she has been an active member of Kapil Mann’s criminal enterprise, providing financial and logistical support to the gang since the marriage.

According to the police, she met Kapil Mann in jail shortly before Suraj Mann’ss murder, where the detailed plan for the crime was discussed.

Suraj Mann, 30, was murdered after he exited a gym in Noida. The attackers, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on him as he sat in his car. Initial investigations found that Suraj Mann had no criminal history, but it was suspected that his financial support to his jailed brother, gangster Parvesh Mann, was the reason for his assassination.

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The “Lady Don,” was acting on the orders of her incarcerated partner, Kapil Mann, to avenge the murder of his father. The feud between Kapil and Parvesh has been simmering for years.

Parvesh, who is currently in Mandoli jail, is accused of orchestrating Kapil’s father’s murder. Kapil retaliated by ordering the hit on Parvesh’s brother, Suraj Mann, as retribution.

Khatri had been evading capture since the January killing, with a bounty of ₹ 25,000 on her head. However, a special Delhi Crime Branch team successfully tracked her down and arrested her.