From Kota student to crime world scholar: A life-altering incident shifts Kaushik's path

Bhola reached Kota at the age of 17. He wanted to become an engineer. While studying, Bhola got trapped in a murder case and had to go to jail. His life had changed after returning from jail.

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Kota city is the hub of students preparing for engineering. Every year thousands of students come here with dreams. Many dreams are fulfilled and many are broken, but there are some whose path changes. One such boy is Bhola Kaushik who had gone to Kota to prepare for IIT-JEE, but destiny had something else in store. Bhola became a criminal and not an engineer. 

Bhola left his home and reached Kota at the age of 17. He wanted to become an engineer. While studying, Bhola got trapped in a murder case and had to go to jail. In 2018, he was sent to juvenile home. But when he came out, his dreams had changed. Now he no longer had the dream of becoming an engineer.

Bhola Kaushik made Bhola Pandit

After coming out of jail, he entered the world of crime. He started supplying weapons. He used to supply weapons to big criminals of UP. Now he came to be known as Bhola Pandit instead of Bhola Kaushik. But they say that the end of crime and criminality is jail. Bhola has been arrested by the police. Kota City Police arrested him in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday.

Bhola gave weapons to many people

Bhola has given weapons to many people. His name reached the police when a firing incident took place in Kota. In this case, the police arrested and interrogated 3 boys. Bhola's name came up in this. The weapons found by the youth were given to them by Bhola. The youth told the police that these people had purchased weapons from Bhola only. After this, the police formed a team and arrested Bhola Pandit from Mathura on Tuesday and sent him on remand for three days. 

Bhola told the police that he had supplied about 45 country-made pistols and hundreds of cartridges to many people in Kota. Bhola Pandit has now become a well-known name in the world of crime in Kota.

An incident changed life

Bhola entered Kota in 2017. His dream was to become an engineer. His life changed in 2018. He was taken into custody along with some other boys on charges of murdering an old woman in the Talwandi area of ​​the city. Then he was sent to a juvenile home. When Bhola came from jail, he had changed. He chose the world of crime. Many cases are registered against Bhola Pandit in Kota as well as Mathura. A reward of Rs 10,000 was announced for anyone giving information about him.