Some suspected members of the notorious Mewati gang opened fire on a PCR van while they were tailgating a car near Sarita Vihar in South-East Delhi. No one was injured during the incident.
According to the police, the incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday. A passenger in a car informed the police about a rashly driven Mahindra pickup, which had rammed into another vehicle on Mathura Road and had also broken the barricades. The police officials immediately flashed a message on the wireless and officials at picket points were informed. The vehicle was spotted at a red light at New Friend’s Colony but it did not stop and hurtled towards Kalindi Kunj. The occupants of the pickup fired several rounds in the air and police returned fire in retaliation.
“Around three PCR vans were chasing the vehicle. We suspect the role of the Mewati gang or the liquor mafia. The vehicle is yet to be verified. No one was injured in the incident,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East) Dr P Karunakaran.A case under appropriate Sections has been registered at Sarita Vihar police station. Further investigations are underway.