Following a brief exchange of fire, the Delhi Police has arrested four alleged members of Gaurav-Monti gang in northwest Delhi’s Bawana area.
The accused have been identified as Rinku (24), a resident of Pooth Khurd village, Vishal (24), a resident of Muzafarnagar district in UP, Deepak (22), a resident of Bajitpur Thakaran, and Lalit (24), a resident of Jharoda Kalan, they said.
According to police, they received information regarding movement of four criminals of Gaurav-Monti gang with illegal fire arms and they may commit robbery, carjacking and extortion.
On Thursday, police spotted a car, without number plate, and signaled to stop it, but the occupants tried to flee from the spot, a senior police official said.
When police blocked their way, the occupants of the vehicle fired at police. Police also retaliated and during cross firing, a total of 12 rounds were fired, the officer said.
During the firing, two accused person -- Rinku and Vishal -- sustained injuries. The other accused persons were overpowered.
Both injured persons were shifted to MV Hospital, Pooth Khurd. They were later referred to BSA Hospital, they said.
Two semi-automatic pistols, two country-made pistols, one car robbed from Bawana area, 10 live cartridges have been recovered from their possession, police added.