Two gangsters arrested after exchange of fire

New Delhi: After exchange of fire, the special cell of the Delhi police arrested two gangsters who were planning to eliminate members of the dreaded Nasir gang. The police also recovered a pistol and a country made revolver along with some cartridges from the gangsters.

The arrested are Shah Faizal alias Anas (24) and Danish (19), both residents of Welcome in Seelampur. The duo was planning to kill one Farman alias Nanhe, a member of the dreaded Nasir gang, who is in police custody in a murder case.

Information was received on Saturday morning that some budding criminals, on the behest of their senior gang members, were gathering in the area of Welcome and were planning to commit a major strike on their rival gang. Upon receiving this information, a team of the special cell police was deployed in the area. Subsequently, specific information was received that the budding criminals of the area, namely Anas, Amaan, and Danish along with some other boys, were gathering near Jheel Park and were planning an attack on Nanhe.

Acting on this information, the team immediately reached the given spot and laid a trap. At about 5.45 pm, Anas and Danish reached the spot on a two wheeler, without any number plate. After some time, Amaan, the younger brother of Anas, reached the scene along with another boy. The informer identified all the criminals. As soon as the team members closed in to apprehend them, the criminals sensed the presence of the police and started to run in different directions. The police team loudly disclosed their identity and asked the criminals to surrender but they defied the directions.

In order to harm the members of the police team and to manage their escape, accused Anas and Amaan fired shots at the members of the police team.

Danish and the other boy also brandished their weapon at the police. The members of the police team chased the criminals and managed to apprehend Anas and Danish while Amaan and his associate managed to escape in the melee.