Two sharp-shooters of the Kaushal Chaudhary-Bambiha gang, wanted for opening fire at the house of a local businessman, were arrested after a shootout.

According to the police on Tuesday, the accused have been identified as 22 years old Bilal Ansari and 21 year old Shuheb, both natives of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, who were nabbed early Tuesday during a stakeout. The accused had allegedly fired at a businessman's Rani Bagh house in north Delhi on Saturday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pranav Tayal said,"On the intervening night of October 28 and 29, a team received secret information that shooters of Kaushal Chaudhary – Pawan Shokeen Gang would come to Kakrola area to meet their associates. Accordingly, a trap was laid near Kakrola Drainage Road towards Najafgarh Road, and at around 02:15 am, the police team spotted two suspects on a motorcycle.”    

While the team signalled them to stop the bike, the rider tried to take a U-turn but fell. "Immediately, the police team surrounded them and asked them to surrender. However, they whipped out their pistols and one of them opened fire on the raiding party,” the DCP stated, adding that the team members fired in self-defence, and one of them sustained bullet injury in his right leg.

He added, “Thereafter, both the accused persons were overpowered, and the injured were taken to Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospital. No police personnel were injured in the exchange, although sub-inspector Dharmender had a close call when a bullet fired by one of the accused narrowly missed him.”

 When the team surrounded them, they whipped out their pistols and one of them shot at the raiding party. The team fired in self-defence, and one of them sustained bullet injury in his right leg. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital," Tayal said.

Ansar and Shuheb had on October 26, around 8.20 pm, allegedly fired several rounds at the house of a businessman and left behind a paper slip bearing the name of the Kaushal Chaudhary, Pawan Shokeen, and Bambhia Gang. “One semi-automatic pistol, one single-shot firearm, and six live cartridges were seized from their possession after the arrest,” Tayal said.

A case under sections of 125 and 3(5) of BNS and 25, 27, 54 and 59 of Arms Act was registered at Rani Bagh police station. Pawan Shokeen had contacted both the accused and asked to do recce of the residence of a businessman in Delhi and promised to give him some amount for this task.