Sharpshooter held after shootout in Lado Sarai
Dalal was involved in nine criminal cases, including those of extortion and attempt to murder, in Delhi and UP, he said.
New Delhi: A 26-year-old sharpshooter, who carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was arrested by the sleuths of Special Cell on Wednesday after a brief exchange of fire in south Delhi's Lado Sarai area, police said.
The encounter took place near Lado Sarai's Children's Park at 6 pm, they said.
The accused, identified as Manjeet Dalal, is a sharpshooter of the Neeraj Bawana and Amit Bhura gang, they added.
Dalal was wanted in a case of firing at a popular Pishori restaurant in Lajpat Nagar. Two persons were seriously injured in the firing, which took place on March 3, deputy commissioner of police (Special Cell) P S Kushwah said.
Dalal was involved in nine criminal cases, including those of extortion and attempt to murder, in Delhi and UP, he said.
In 2017, Dalal along with his accomplices had demanded Rs 1 crore from a doctor based in UP at the behest of Amit Bhura.