Overview
- Prince alias Sunny, 22, and Sumit Rana, 25, were intercepted around 11:15 pm on October 31 near Rohini Sector 27 after a trap was laid on specific intelligence.
- Officers recovered two country-made pistols and two live .315-bore rounds, and a fresh case under the Arms Act was registered at the Crime Branch police station.
- The arrests relate to an October 14 firing at a Qutubgarh shop recorded under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act at Kanjhawala police station.
- During questioning, Sunny allegedly said the shooting was carried out at the behest of Priyavart Kala, a close associate of jailed gangster Kala Jathedi who police say is in custody under MCOCA provisions.
- Police records note Sunny has about 14 previous cases and Rana about four, and investigators are pursuing broader gang links after the complainant also named a third associate, Ashu.