Overview

• Acting on a 2 am tip-off, Gurugram Crime Branch teams intercepted Sumit Sharma, 21, and Sukhmanjit Singh alias Ganja, 19, near Sector 62–63, where both were shot in the legs during an exchange of fire and taken to hospital.
• Police say the duo fired seven rounds and are linked to the Davinder Bambiha and Kaushal Chaudhary gangs, and officers recovered two country-made pistols, live and empty cartridges, and a stolen motorcycle; an ASI’s bulletproof vest was struck.
• An FIR at Sector 65 police station cites attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act violations, and forensic teams examined the scene as the suspects await formal arrest after discharge.
• In a separate operation in Barnala, the Punjab AGTF and local police arrested Sandeep Singh and Shekhar near Dhaula, seizing six pistols and 19 live cartridges and impounding a Maruti Swift allegedly used to move weapon consignments.
• Punjab Police say preliminary findings indicate directions from foreign-based handlers for the seized arms, and officials expect further arrests and recoveries as backward and forward linkages are traced.