Overview
- Mathura police say two Bawariya gang suspects opened fire during a stop in Surir early Thursday, and officers shot them in return.
- The injured men were taken to a community health centre and then to the district hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
- SWAT team in-charge Ajay Verma and constable Durg Vijay Singh sustained bullet wounds during the exchange.
- Police identified the deceased as Dharmveer alias Lambu and Rajendra alias Pappu, Rajasthan residents wanted in an April 24 home robbery of businessman Ajay Agrawal, with rewards of ₹50,000 each.
- Investigators cite 16 and 11 prior cases against the two, say they used different names across states, and are reviewing videos that police say show crimes to help track other gang members.