Jaipur, May 7 -- The Rajasthan Police's anti-gangster task force (AGTF) has arrested Chandra Prakash Sharma, alias Chandu, an associate of Punjab-based gangster Zeeshan Akhtar, from Bandikui in Dausa district, officials said. Additional director general (ADG), AGTF, Dinesh MN said Akhtar is a key accused in the 2024 murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui and had fled abroad after the incident. He was earlier a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, but the two parted ways following Siddiqui's murder. According to police, Chandu had been absconding for the past three months after opening fire on a Punjab Police team that attempted to arrest him at a checkpost on February 3. During that incident, co-accused Ankit Kumar and Harjinder Gupta were also injured in retaliatory firing. Investigations revealed that Chandu was acting on Akhtar's instructions, extorting money from businessmen and executing firing incidents as a shooter. In one such case, a businessman in Nakodar was threatened by Akhtar's gang. When he refused to pay, gang members opened fire at his office, Bakshi Travels, on January 18 to intimidate him. Punjab Police had already arrested three other gang members - Deepak, Ankit Kumar, and Harjinder Gupta - in connection with the case. However, Chandu managed to escape and continued to evade arrest by frequently changing locations. After fleeing Punjab, the accused hid at multiple locations in Rajasthan, including Jaipur, Parasar Dham in Dausa, Lalsot, and nearby areas. The AGTF had been tracking his movements for over a month through continuous intelligence inputs and technical surveillance. Based on specific information, the AGTF laid a trap and arrested Chandu in Bandikui on Tuesday night. Following legal formalities, he was handed over to Punjab Police. Preliminary investigations revealed that Chandu had no prior criminal record and had only recently joined Akhtar's gang. Police said Akhtar is currently operating from abroad and running extortion and other criminal activities in India through his network....