In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old notorious robber first fired on the anti- auto theft squad (AATS) team of South-East district police and later shot himself in his leg. Preliminary investigation revealed that a raid was conducted by the AATS on Tuesday around 8 pm in North Delhi's Bara Hindu Rao area and they were chasing two notorious criminals. Both the accused were apprehended and one the accused was taken to Ram Manohar lohia Hospital where he is stated to be out of danger.
Police said that a raid was conducted by a team led by Inspector Mukesh and they were trailing the accused in their car. "After reaching Sadar Bazar area, they were signaled to stop them, but they tried to flee from their car. They reached a mosque and started screaming for help," the officer added.
They were later hauled up and fearing arrest, one of the accused, Yasser, first fired on police personnel and then scaled the wall of the mosque. "He entered into an adjacent building and then locked himself inside a washroom. When police personnel asked him to surrender, he whipped out a pistol and fired at his thigh," police officer said, adding that another accused managed to give a slip to the police personnel and flee from the spot.
Meanwhile, the incident created a panic in the area, as the public mistook the plain clothed police officials as terrorists and made frenzied calls to the Police Control Room. local people also pelted stones at cops. A case regarding the incident has been registered. Yasser is also booked under the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act.