nTwo wanted criminals were killed by the anti-terrorist unit of the Delhi Police, Special Cell, in an exchange of fire which took place at Delhi's Pul Pehladpur on Monday morning. Police said the duo was involved in multiple cases of murder and robbery registered in city.
The accused have been identified as Raja Qureshi, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad and Ramesh Bahadur alias Raju, a resident of Delhi's Karawal Nagar.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwaha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, on February 17, at around 5:15 am on the basis of specific inputs received by the police, Qureshi and Bahadur were intercepted by the police team while they were going to Okhla Mandi to commit some heinous crime at Maa Anandmayi Marg.
"The duo managed to get off their bike before it skidded. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Lalit Mohan Negi, who was leading the police team warned the duo by declaring their identity and asked them to surrender. Instead of surrendering both of them started firing at police team in their bid to escape from the spot," said the DCP.
"The police team retaliated in self-defence and in the ensuing exchange of fire, both the criminals sustained gunshot injuries. The duo was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre where they were declared brought dead," said the DCP.
"During this brief exchange of fire, police gypsy and bullet proof jacket of four police personnel was also hit from the rounds fired by the criminals," said the DCP.
"Three pistols along with live cartridges, two helmets and motorcycle used by the accused were recovered," said the DCP.
"On February 12, Qureshi and Bahadur fired indiscriminately on a property dealer in Karawal Nagar. They also fired at the two police personnel present at the spot and injured them," said the DCP.
"In another incident on the same day, at around 9.20 pm, both the accused dragged a person named Salman from his house to a nearby area in Loni, Uttar Pradesh and shot him dead," the DCP added.