<p>Three men have been arrested for allegedly hatching a plot to open fire inside a courtroom at east Delhi’s Karkardooma Court Complex in which a Delhi Police head constable was killed and three others were injured last month.<br /><br />The Metropolitan Magistrate also had a close shave as one of the bullets scraped past his chair and hit a wall.<br /><br />The incident occurred while Metropolitan Magistrate’s courtroom number 73 was in progress on December 23.<br /><br />The four armed assailants, all juveniles, were overpowered at the spot with a pistol, a revolver, and two country-made pistols.<br /><br />“Head constable Ram Kanwar Meena was escorting undertrial prisoner Chanu Pehelwan alias Irfan, a criminal from north east Delhi’s Seelampur, for a court hearing,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) B S Gurjar.</p>.<p><br />Irfan had been in judicial custody and was to give a statement in the courtroom. <br />As soon as the constable entered the courtroom with Irfan, the four assailants opened fire.<br /><br />Ram sustained five gunshot wounds and succumbed to his injuries at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital.<br /><br />During interrogation, the juveniles told police that they fired at the instance of Abdul Nasir, 28, Shahrukh, 22, and Shiv Shakti, 38.<br />They were in judicial custody for involvement in cases registered with Delhi Police.<br />“They have been arrested for questioning,” Gurjar added.</p>.<p><br />Abdul told police that he had enmity with Irfan and planned to kill him.<br />They conspired to get Irfan killed by Shahrukh’s juvenile brother, who also has criminal history. <br /><br />“The recovered weapon were supplied by Abdul’s accomplice identified as Asim. Asim also helped the juveniles conduct a recce,” Gurjar said.</p>.<p><br />Before the incident, Asim took three of the juveniles in a Honda City car to Jaipur to plan the attack.<br /><br />On the day of the incident, he also took all the juveniles from Karkardooma Court Complex’s main gate to courtroom number 73. <br /><br />“Asim conducted a recce of the court along with the juveniles a week before the incident. He also helped them in firing practice,” Gurjar added.<br /><br />Asim is absconding, and raids are being conducted to nab him.<br />Abdul, a resident of Jafrabad, is involved in a murder case of a man named Haji Matin and 10 other cases. <br /><br />Shahrukh is involved in a murder case and another case of Arms Act, while Shiv is involved in four cases.<br /></p>
<p>Three men have been arrested for allegedly hatching a plot to open fire inside a courtroom at east Delhi’s Karkardooma Court Complex in which a Delhi Police head constable was killed and three others were injured last month.<br /><br />The Metropolitan Magistrate also had a close shave as one of the bullets scraped past his chair and hit a wall.<br /><br />The incident occurred while Metropolitan Magistrate’s courtroom number 73 was in progress on December 23.<br /><br />The four armed assailants, all juveniles, were overpowered at the spot with a pistol, a revolver, and two country-made pistols.<br /><br />“Head constable Ram Kanwar Meena was escorting undertrial prisoner Chanu Pehelwan alias Irfan, a criminal from north east Delhi’s Seelampur, for a court hearing,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) B S Gurjar.</p>.<p><br />Irfan had been in judicial custody and was to give a statement in the courtroom. <br />As soon as the constable entered the courtroom with Irfan, the four assailants opened fire.<br /><br />Ram sustained five gunshot wounds and succumbed to his injuries at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital.<br /><br />During interrogation, the juveniles told police that they fired at the instance of Abdul Nasir, 28, Shahrukh, 22, and Shiv Shakti, 38.<br />They were in judicial custody for involvement in cases registered with Delhi Police.<br />“They have been arrested for questioning,” Gurjar added.</p>.<p><br />Abdul told police that he had enmity with Irfan and planned to kill him.<br />They conspired to get Irfan killed by Shahrukh’s juvenile brother, who also has criminal history. <br /><br />“The recovered weapon were supplied by Abdul’s accomplice identified as Asim. Asim also helped the juveniles conduct a recce,” Gurjar said.</p>.<p><br />Before the incident, Asim took three of the juveniles in a Honda City car to Jaipur to plan the attack.<br /><br />On the day of the incident, he also took all the juveniles from Karkardooma Court Complex’s main gate to courtroom number 73. <br /><br />“Asim conducted a recce of the court along with the juveniles a week before the incident. He also helped them in firing practice,” Gurjar added.<br /><br />Asim is absconding, and raids are being conducted to nab him.<br />Abdul, a resident of Jafrabad, is involved in a murder case of a man named Haji Matin and 10 other cases. <br /><br />Shahrukh is involved in a murder case and another case of Arms Act, while Shiv is involved in four cases.<br /></p>