Once a villain, now a ‘hero’… the story of gangster turned leader Sushil Gurjar
Rahul Tiwari October 07, 2024 04:21 AM

Mafia don Sunil Rathi, who committed his first murder at the age of 14, was sometimes called a sharp shooter, sometimes considered synonymous with terror in Western UP, and sometimes said to be the mastermind of the attack on the infamous Chinu Pandit outside the jail. There is a long list of cases against Sunil Rathi but he still does not consider himself a criminal and calls himself a social worker. Now by coming into politics, he is contributing to the progress and development of the country and the state.

We are talking about Sushil Gurjar, the national secretary of SubhaSP, who turned from villain to hero and now leader. Sushil Gurjar is a resident of a village whose name is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records because no one from this village eats meat, alcohol, leave alone onion and garlic. Deoband, who has a distinct identity religiously, This Miragpur village is also identified with Sushil Gurjar, a criminal from Western UP. When Sushil Gurjar was 14 years old, he was made an accused and a conspirator in a murder case. Sushil Gurjar says that a case was registered against me due to political rivalry in the area. The main witness in this case had told in the court that the age of the murderers was 28 to 35 years. Despite this, the main accused got relief and the High Court had turned them over.

The court acquitted in these cases

It is said about Sushil Gurjar that after being named in the murder case, he was accused of another murder. This time the allegation was of murder of the famous Sanjay Pradhan of Laksar, Uttarakhand. It is said that Sanjay Pradhan was a history-sheeter criminal and some people killed him out of rivalry. Sanjay's family members nominated Sushil Gurjar in this case, but it is said that due to Sushil's fear, no witness came forward and he was acquitted by the court. When Sanjay's mother was murdered, Sushil Gurjar's name was also included in it. Sushil Gurjar was also accused of murdering Sanjay Pradhan's mother and was said to be his main conspirator, but in both the cases the court acquitted Sushil Gurjar.

Uttarakhand Police had arrested

On relations with mafia don Sunil Rathi, Sushil Gurjar tells that he met Sunil Rathi when he was lodged in Haridwar jail of Uttarakhand. He is not a member of their gang. Whereas in the year 2023, Sushil Gurjar was arrested by Haridwar Police of Uttarakhand on charges of demanding extortion money of Rs 50 lakh from a property dealer. Sushil Gurjar was accused of demanding extortion in the name of Sunil Rathi gang. After which Uttarakhand Police arrested him.

Due to his growing closeness with jailed Sunil Rathi, when notorious criminal Chinu Pandit was attacked in the jail, Sushil Gurjar was also accused of the same. Whereas Sushil Gurjar says that when Chinu Pandit was attacked, he was in a hospital in Dehradun with his ailing father.

What did Sushil Gurjar say?

Sushil Gurjar said that all the allegations against me are baseless and politically motivated. I have been a constant leader in social service. My village Mirpur has a distinct identity and you can also know about me from the people of the area. I have come into politics to serve the society. I like the ideas of Omprakash Rajbhar and now I will work to strengthen the party by staying in the party.

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