Overview
- An Operation Cell team acting on secret information attempted to stop two wanted men near Aruna Asaf Ali Road by Sanjay Van around 6:15 am.
- Police say the suspects opened fire while trying to escape and officers returned fire in self-defence during a brief exchange.
- Arman, 26, of Bawana, was shot in the right leg and is under treatment at AIIMS Trauma Centre, and a round he fired struck a policeman’s bulletproof jacket without causing injury.
- Basheer, 24, was apprehended at the scene with an illegal firearm and live cartridges, and legal action has been initiated at Kishangarh police station.
- Crime and FSL teams examined the spot as investigators probe Arman’s alleged record of over 50 cases and examine links to an extortion-related firing registered at Chhawla this week.