Indian Idol is one of the famous and popular reality singing shows in India. We had seen many aspiring singers came out in this show with their amazing talent and entertained us. In 2008, Suraj Bahadur (28) was one of the contestants in the show and cleared the audition round. He then tried his best to make it to the top three but he never made it past the gala round.

Suraj is also a Two-time National Gold medalist in martial arts. He is a diploma holder in computer engineering and speaks fluent English. He has now made a name in yet another field but not a prestigious one this time. Suraj Bahadur was an aspiring singer, however, his addiction to lavish lifestyle put him behind bars. He became a wanted robber in recent time.

However, his run-in with law finally came to an end after he was nabbed. Now he has been arrested for over 2 dozen robberies and thefts. Last week, Suraj alias fighter was held along with his three other accomplices for robbing a man at gunpoint and fleeing away with his gold chain and leather bag.

As per police, Suraj who also claims to have won two gold medals in taekwondo at the national level has 24 criminal cases and motor vehicle thefts registered against him.

DCP M N Tiwari said, “The accused had robbed the man at gunpoint on October 21. Suraj and Anil (22) were arrested from Ranhola in connection with the theft. The two, along with their friend, Mushtaq, is involved in a spate of robberies. Police also recovered a country-made pistol, pepper spray and a scooter from their possession.”

Police added saying that this is not Suraj’s first run-in with the law. “In 2014, he was arrested in a case of theft lodged at the Janakpuri police station. A number of mobile phones were recovered from him. He was again arrested in June this year in a robbery case registered at the Tilak Nagar police station,” the police officer said.

Police recovered a country-made pistol, pepper spray and a scooter from the gang. The money from robbery and theft funded their lifestyle which included branded clothes, expensive bikes, and clubs, etc. This is not the first time Suraj Bahadur has been arrested. He was earlier arrested in 2014 from Janak Puri area when 49 stolen mobile phones were recovered from him.

He was again arrested in June 2017 in a robbery case. Police also informed that Suraj tried his hand at YouTube videos but failed to get enough revenues. Interestingly, on the request of media persons and his fans requested him to sing Ishq Sufiayana and amusingly, the former Indian Idol singer sang the song upon the request.

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