Who was Ranjan Pathak, Bihar’s ‘Sigma Gang’ chief killed in Delhi encounter?


In a police encounter in Delhi’s Rohini space at this time, infamous Bihar gangster Ranjan Pathak was killed together with three associates. Pathak, chief of the ‘Sigma and Firm’ gang, was concerned in a number of violent crimes throughout Bihar.

New Delhi:

Ranjan Pathak, the infamous chief of the ‘Sigma and Firm’ gang, was killed in a significant police encounter that befell in Delhi’s Rohini space late Wednesday night time, together with 3 most-wanted gangsters. The encounter was carried out collectively by the Delhi Police Crime Department and the Bihar Police.

Who was Ranjan Pathak?

Ranjan Pathak was the mastermind behind the dreaded felony outfit ‘Sigma and Firm,’ which operated primarily in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district and prolonged its affect throughout Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and even the Nepal border areas.  At simply 25 years previous, Pathak had risen shortly as a feared gangster answerable for a number of high-profile killings and violent crimes. The gang, beneath Pathak’s management, was concerned in a variety of felony actions, together with extortion, contract killings, and unlawful arms provide. 

After killing Aditya Singh in Bajpatti, Ranjan Pathak’s gang additionally murdered Madan Kushwaha, the brother-in-law of Paroha Panchayat head Rani Devi. Moreover, the district president of Brahmarshi Sena, Ram Manohar Sharma, was shot useless by the gang. Ranjan Pathak claimed duty for these killings by calling the media and even despatched out a pamphlet. Within the pamphlet, he revealed the title of his gang as “Sigma and Firm.”

Within the pamphlet, Ranjan Pathak additionally criticisd the district police’s conduct, accusing them of corruption and being influenced by soiled politics, merciless casteism, and delinquent parts. He claimed that the police framed him with false circumstances after taking bribes, making his life depressing and forcing him into crime. 

Collection of murders 

Within the neighboring district of Sheohar, Pathak and his gang killed Guddu Jha in broad daylight. Throughout this case, his different gang members have been injured in an encounter with Sitamarhi police and the Particular Job Drive (STF), however Pathak managed to flee. A number of different circumstances of homicide, theft, and extortion have been additionally registered in opposition to him in varied police stations of the district.

Together with his spree of killings, Ranjan Pathak had turn into a big problem for regulation enforcement. Police had been monitoring his gang for a number of months and recognized their hideout in Delhi. 

The operation was rigorously deliberate to make sure election safety and forestall any main crimes earlier than Bihar’s polls.