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MEERUT: Two days after western Uttar Pradesh don Badan Singh Baddo escaped from police custody in Meerut, his close associate and the region’s most dreaded gangster Sushil Mooch made a surprise surrender in a Muzaffarnagar court. In fact, during the nineties, Mooch operated from jails and eliminated over a dozen of his adversaries.”During the same period, Badan Singh Baddo joined hands with Mooch to control cable TV business in Meerut. One of his sons is in jail while the other one carries a reward of Rs 25,000.”Additional director general (Meerut zone) Prashant Kumar said, “Considering his high-profile, we are planning to move Mooch to a different district jail away from Muzaffarnagar.” However, in the nineties, Mooch used to turn himself in, secure bail and disappear at his own convenience, said sources.One of the many reasons attributed to his ability to evade arrest was that the old-fashioned gangster never carried a mobile phone and always travelled alone. Together they were involved in a string of murders.According to insiders, Baddo, who spread his businesses in India and abroad, may have helped Mooch buy properties in Australia too.Muzaffarnagar SP (city) Satpal Antil said, “There was a sharp decline in his gang’s criminal activities in the past few years..