Four held after shootout

Police arrested four armed men, wanted in several cases, after a shootout in northwest Delhi's Rohini area on Monday evening.  One of the four men was injured, police said.

The injured man,  Ashish, 23, is undergoing treatment at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where his condition is reported to be serious.

The other three are Deepak, 23, Pradeep, 22, and Sunil, 32. “Ashish, Deepak and Pradeep were wanted in cases of murder and robbery,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Vikramjit Singh.
According to police, a team led by the Assistant Commissioner Police of Bawana sub-division, which was tracking Deepak, intercepted their car on a busy road in Begumpur.

“Instead of surrendering, Deepak and his associates opened fire on the police team, forcing it to retaliate. During the exchange, a bullet hit Ashish near the chest, before all four accused were overpowered by police,” said a senior police officer.

No bystander or policeman was injured in the exchange of fire, police said. Out of the four, two are accused in the murder of a cable operator in January.

The arrested persons disclosed that they were on their way to rob a property dealer, police said. They were running short of money as they had been in hiding after being identified in the murder of cable operator Davender Rathi.

According to police, they also disclosed their involvement in several other cases of attempt to murder and robbery which they had committed in the recent past. Police have seized some weapons and ammunition from their vehicle.