Two constables of the Kirti Nagar police station of the Delhi Police valiantly caught one dreaded member of a Mewati gang.
Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) said that the two constables- Head Constable Vijay and Constable Sandeep were on patrolling duty on the intervening night on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“The duo reached near the Kirti Nagar Industrial area and noticed a White Swift Dzire car coming from the DSIDC Industrial area side. Five suspicious looking men were inside the vehicle. Following their instinct that something was amiss, the two constables stopped the car and asked them to come out of the car. The two constables had informed their SHO Anil Sharma about the incident.”
However, the driver of the car pushed Head Constable Vijay while the four other men started physically assaulting both the police personnel. During all this, Salman, one of the men, prompted others to fire at the duo policemen. The main arrested accused, Irshad pointed a pistol at Constable Sandeep. Showing bravery, Constable Sandeep fought with the accused with bare hands. When Irshad fell down, the two constables overpowered him.
Taking advantage of darkness, four out of the five men succeeded to flee from the spot. Even after getting caught, Irshad tried to free himself from the grip of the Head Constable. He bit the index finger of the Head Constable. With the help of two locals, police finally apprehended Irshad. In a bid to escape, the accused hit his head against a tree and suffered minor injuries.
During sustained interrogation, police found that the gang belongs to the Mewat region and was involved in stealing high end cars and trucks.
“The arrested accused person and members of his gang used to enter into Delhi from Gurugram border using commercial numbered cars. The ang members carried tools and weapons to steal high end cars and trucks from different area of the Delhi and on getting caught does not hesitate to open fire on the police. One of the co-accused identified has been Salman,” said the DCP.
Police said that they have recovered one Country Made Pistol, live rounds, one Maruti Suzuki Swift Car, two mobile phones and two master Keys used for the stealing High End Cars.