The special cell of the Delhi Police on Friday arrested two people, wanted in two separate cases of murder after a brief shootout at Pusta Road in Mukhmelpur.
The accused have been identified as Salman (24) and Nazim (23), both residents of New Seelampur. Salman and Nazim, both brothers were carrying reward of Rs 1 lakh each and Rs 50 thousand declared by Delhi Police for information leading to their arrest.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwaha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, the shootout between the duo and the police took place in north-west Delhi’s Pusta Road in Mukhmelpur near Kali Mata Mandir on Friday around 4 am when they were coming on a bike.
“Around eight rounds were fired by the duo while the police fired six rounds in self-defense. During the shootout, Salman sustained a bullet injury on his right leg and was rushed to Babu Jagjiwan Ram Hospital in Jahangirpuri,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation the accused revealed that both were involved in gang war in north-east Delhi. The accused brothers, along with their associates, had shot dead one Hakimuddin in New Usmanpur area on March 31. They had pumped more than eight bullets into the deceased,” said the DCP.
“In another incident on April 5, they had killed Sarafraz, a resident of Kanti Nagar in Krishna Nagar, the DCP said.
“Police have recovered two semi-automatic pistols, five live cartridges and one bike from the possession of the accused,” said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.