Daijiworld Media Network - Jaipur
Jaipur, Sep 30: In a sweeping crackdown on organised crime, Jhalawar police have dismantled the notorious Hemraj Suman gang, arresting 13 individuals — including one woman — involved in a vast criminal network spanning insurance fraud, honeytrap extortion, arms trafficking, and drug smuggling.
The gang, which had been under police surveillance for months, was led by 44-year-old history-sheeter Hemraj Suman of Sarola. According to Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar, the breakthrough came after a confidential intelligence report filed on September 24 flagged the gang’s ongoing illegal operations.
Under SP Kumar and ASP Chiranjilal Meena’s supervision, nearly 20 police teams launched coordinated raids across Jhalawar, Jhalrapatan, Sarola, and Kota. These operations yielded substantial evidence, including a police uniform and shoes, fake number plates, wooden pipes, forged property documents, cheque books, passbooks, and even a typed fake rape complaint.
Among the most shocking revelations was the gang’s systematic insurance fraud scheme. Hemraj’s group allegedly financed expensive tractors and vehicles in the names of poor farmers, destroyed them, and then filed false theft reports to pocket large insurance payouts. Police suspect that hundreds of such cases may have occurred in Jhalawar, Baran, and surrounding districts.
Equally disturbing were the gang’s honeytrap operations. Female members were used to lure and blackmail influential individuals. Victims were allegedly threatened with fabricated rape complaints and coerced using forged police credentials and uniforms.
The list of those arrested includes Hemraj Suman, Murari Lal Suman, Sitaram Meena, Seema Meena, Riyaz Pathan, Sohail Khan alias Ghasit, Mohammad Farooq Khan alias Monu, Yogendra Singh, Lekhraj Bhil, Purushottam Mali, Aman, Tosif, and Kalu alias Kamal Meena. Several of these individuals are linked to criminal activities not just in Rajasthan, but also in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
A car and a residence belonging to Hemraj provided key leads tying the gang to multiple blackmail, forgery, and trafficking cases. Authorities estimate that over 20–25 individuals are directly connected to the criminal syndicate, which is already facing dozens of serious cases across multiple states.
To deepen the probe, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed, led by DySPs Harshraj Singh Khareda and Prem Kumar. The SIT is expected to uncover the full scale of the gang’s operations and identify other potential suspects linked to this criminal web.