The Delhi Police arrested three members of notorious 'Tillu' gang after a brief encounter in national Capital's Alipur area in the early hours of Wednesday. The three have been identified as Manjit (23), Nitish (21), residents of Narela area while Mahesh (25) hails from Haryana.
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) said that they got a specific input that the accused Manjeet, involved in a murder of their rivalry 'Gogi' gang's Arman in the area of Narela, would be coming to Qutub Garh bus stop on Tuesday night following which a trap was laid and he was apprehended. “During interrogation, he told the police that he had come to meet his associates, Nitish and Mahesh, and acting on his information a trap was laid and about 5.05 am a white-colour scooter, coming from the GT Karnal Road, was flagged down,” said the DCP
“Two suspceted gang members, who were riding the scooter, tried to escape and opened fire when the police chased them. The police fired back and in the process one of the two received injury in his right leg while the other, named Mahesh, was apprehended without injury. Two rounds were fired by the accused and in retaliation, the police team fired four rounds,” said Yadav.
“No police officer was injured since they were wearing bullet proof jackets. The injured gangster has been shifted to Raja Harishchandra Hospital where he is undergoing treatment,” said DCP.
“During interrogation the accused revealed that in order to establish supremacy in long standing gang war between Gogi and Tillu gang, both the gangs are recruiting new associates following which the accused were searching for new associates. They all are involved in extortion at the behest of their gang leaders. Last week, all the three accused persons went to Gannaur in Haryana to extend threat to a businessman.
However, the businessman was not present in his shop,” said DCP adding that the police have recovered three country made pistols from their possession and further investigation is going on.