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{{Short description|Indian gangster (1983–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Jitender Mann Gogi
| birth_date = 2 August 1983
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|09|24|1983|8|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Rohini, Delhi]], India
| death_cause = [[Gunshot wound]]s
| criminal_charge = [[Murder]], [[attempted murder]], [[extortion]], [[dacoity]], [[robbery]]
}}

'''Jitender Mann "Gogi"''' (2 August 1983 – 24 September 2021) was an Indian gangster operating in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]], [[India]]. He was a resident of Alipur village, Delhi and is infamous for Burari Shootout <ref>{{Citation|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/burari-shootout-shaken-shopkeepers-at-market-press-for-security-5224787/ |title=Burari shootout: Shaken, shopkeepers at market press for security |date=20 June 2018 }}</ref> and the murder of haryanvi singer [[Harshita Dhaiya]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/delhis-most-wanted-criminal-killed-haryana-folk-singer-harshita-dahiya-didnt-tak-news-303835|title= Delhi's Most-Wanted Criminal Killed Haryana Folk Singer Harshita Dahiya, Didn't Take Money For Murder: Police|publisher=Outlook|location=India|date=2 November 2017|accessdate=19 August 2024}}</ref> He was killed inside a court in [[Rohini, Delhi]], on 24 September 2021 by a rival gang.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Poulomi|date=24 September 2021|title=Rohini shootout: 3, including gangster Jitender Gogi, killed as gunmen, police exchange fire|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/attackers-dressed-as-lawyers-open-fire-in-delhi-s-rohini-court-gangster-killed-101632472751668.html|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

== Biography ==
=== Life and career ===
Jitender Mann Gogi was a student at [[Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi|Swami Shraddhanand College]] when his gang was involved in a [[Gang#Gang violence|gang war]] related to the 2010 [[Delhi University]] student elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Shankhyaneel|date=24 September 2021|editor-last=Ghosh|editor-first=Poulomi|title=Who is gangster Jitender Gogi shot dead at Rohini court?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-gangster-jitender-gogi-shot-dead-at-rohini-court-101632477985531.html|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> By April 2020, when Gogi was captured by [[Delhi Police]], he had 19 cases against his name including murder, attempted murder, [[extortion]], [[dacoity]], and robberies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 September 2021|title=Delhi Rohini Court Firing: Shootout at Rohini court in Delhi; How it happened|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/four-shot-dead-inside-rohini-court-in-delhi/articleshow/86476548.cms|access-date=24 September 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
He is believed to have murdered the [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] singer Harshita Dahiya as a part of an arrangement with her brother-in-law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/harshita-dahiya-murder-gangster-met-haryana-singers-relative-in-tihar-jail-took-no-money-for-killing-her-4918263/|title=Harshita Dahiya murder: Gangster met Haryana singer's relative in Tihar jail, took no money for killing her|date=2 November 2017}}</ref> Earlier, he is believed to have killed a Devender alias Pradhan, an associate of his long time rival Sunil Tajpuria alias Tillu, in [[Alipur, Delhi|Alipur]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Gogi and his associates killed an MCD school teacher, Deepak, outside Swaroop Nagar school. In 2018, he killed Ravi Bhardwaj, an associate of Sunil Tajpuria alias Tillu, in Pitampura area of Delhi. He along with his associates also believed to have killed Virender Mann, a BSP leader in October 2019 in Narela, Delhi.
In the past, he had managed to escape from [[Arrest|police custody]] three times with the help of his associates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/delhi-ncr/rohini-court-shootout-jitendra-gogi-murder-know-all-about-him-became-notorious-criminal-at-30-age-top-10-gangster-of-delhi|title=दिल्ली के टॉप-10 गैंगस्टर में था नाम: 30 की उम्र में गुनाह की दुनिया में कुख्यात हो गया था गोगी, तीन बार हो चुका था कस्टडी से फरार|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> There was a {{Lakh|7}} [[Indian rupee|rupee]] [[Bounty (reward)|award on his head]] announced by the [[Delhi]] and [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Haryana]] governments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/crime/news/story/jitendra-gogi-rohini-court-murder-delhi-macoca-seven-lacs-prize-money-arrested-from-gurugram-1331365-2021-09-24|title=7 लाख का इनाम, मकोका में गिरफ्तारी... जानें कौन था गैंगस्टर जितेंद्र उर्फ गोगी|website=Aaj Tak|date=24 September 2021 |language=hi}}</ref>

He had expressed concerns that he will be killed in an encounter. A few minutes before his arrest he shared a video stating that "Our names are in the encounter list. Police want to encounter us. We are surrendering; we don’t have any weapons."<ref>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2021/sep/25/jitender-gogi-a-tale-of-aspiring-sportsman-turning-gang-leader-2363472.html Jitender Gogi: A tale of aspiring sportsman turning gang leader, New Indian Express, 25 September 2021]</ref>

=== Capture and killing ===
A close associate of Gogi, Kuldeep Maan alias Fajja, posted a photo of three cups for [[Starbucks]] drinks marked "Rohit, Gogi and Fajjie" The police were able to trace the photo to a Starbucks outlet in [[Gurgaon]]. Police located them in a flat at Mapsko Casabella, Sector 82, and arrested them.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-photo-from-coffee-shop-led-cops-to-citys-top-gangster-6297993/ How a photo taken at Starbucks led cops to Delhi’s top gangster, Indian Express, 4 March 2020]</ref>

Even when in jail he continued running his extortion racket.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} He had formed an alliance with a gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, thought to be in [[Dubai]]; Jathedi was arrested on 1 August 2021 with his partner Anuradha Chaudhary alias Revolver Rani at a [[dhaba]] on [[Saharanpur]]-[[Yamuna Nagar]] highway. He attempted to extort bid Rs 5 crore from a Dubai-based businessman.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/81861995.cms Who was Delhi's most wanted gangster? Times of India, Sept 24, 2021]</ref>

Fajja escaped from the [[Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital|GTB hospital]], and was killed in an encounter on 27 March 2021.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/gangster-fajja-shot-dead-in-delhi/article34181930.ece Gangster Fajja shot dead in Delhi, The Hindu, 28 March 2021]</ref>

Gogi was being brought into court in [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]] by [[Delhi Police]] on 24 September 2021. Two men dressed as lawyers crossed security undetected, and fired upon Gogi, killing him.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58674452|title=Jitender Maan Gogi: India gangster shot dead in Delhi court|work=BBC News|date=24 September 2021}}</ref> The perpetrators, identified as Rahul and Jagdeep, said to have been hired by Tillu and his associates, were then shot and killed by Delhi Police.<ref name=":0" /> The killing raised serious concerns about the security measures in place in Delhi's courts, with many questioning how the men were able to barge into the court complex carrying weapons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/24/accused-gunned-down-in-courtroom-in-india|title=Notorious gangster gunned down in Indian courtroom|date=24 September 2021|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[2021 Rohini Court shooting]]

== References ==
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