After a brief exchange of fire, the Delhi Police nabbed a sharp shooter of the Rajesh Bawana gang and two of his associates in outer Delhi’s Bawana on Thursday morning.
The alleged sharpshooter has been identified as Manbir alias Rancho (24), a resident of Pooth Khurd Village and he was also declared a ‘Bad Character’ by the Bawana police station. Police said that he sustained a bullet injury in his right leg in the encounter and was admitted to a hospital for treatment.
According to the police, Manbir, Naresh (42) and Madan (36) had come to Bawana with a plan to kill a property dealer, but were nabbed by a police team.
“Acting on a tip-off, the police formed a special team and a trap was laid. When the three accused came to the area on a motorcycle, the informer spotted them and the police team signalled them to stop, but they tried to flee,” said Bijendra Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer North district.”The accused, Manbir, even opened fire at the police party with the intent to kill them. In retaliation, our police team also opened fire and after a brief encounter, apprehended all three of them. A bullet hit Manbir on his right leg near the knee area and he was rushed to a hospital,” said the DCP.
“Police have seized a sophisticated pistol with eight rounds, a country-made pistol with two live rounds and a stolen bike. Manbir has been working for gangster Rajesh Bawana since he was a juvenile and is wanted in many cases, including those of murder, robbery, theft and car-jacking in Delhi and Haryana,” said the DCP.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, police said.