The Delhi Police arrested a gangster hailing from Uttar Pradesh on Saturday for his alleged involvement in various crimes including the murder of a Ghaziabad-based builder. A pistol and carbine were also seized from his possession.
Harinder Pradhan, a wanted criminal, who is resident of Gautam Budh Nagar, was arrested after police teams tried to intercept his car but it sped on and hit barricades in south Delhi's Pul-Prahaladpur at the Mehrauli-Badarpur road. “Pradhan was involved in the murder of the Ghaziabad builder, Moti Goyal, on April 15 following a dispute over a property in Noida. He had hired two contract killers to kill Goyal,” said a senior police official .
“We received a tip-off that Pradhan would be heading towards MB road. When stopped, Pradhan started firing at the police,” he said.
Two police personnel were injured in the encounter. They were admitted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre with non life-threatening injuries.