Wanted criminal held after shootout in South West Delhi
The suspect identified as Vipin alias Kala Bandar had sustained injury in his leg and a pistol along with two bullets were seized from him.
The suspect identified as Vipin alias Kala Bandar had sustained injury in his leg and a pistol along with two bullets were seized from him.
According to the police, the kingpin, Farhman, had been under surveillance for a month for stealing vehicles and selling them in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
According to DCP Shahdara Surendra Choudhary, the three arrested accused were the shooters who entered ward No.24 of the GTB Hospital on July 14 to shoot down Riyazuddin.
He allegedly carried out a recce of the hospital before the shootout in which a patient, instead of the target, was killed.
The injured has been identified as Saurabh Patial, the main accused in the attack on former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur.
While the motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, police sources claimed it to be a case of old enmity.
When police reinforcements arrived at the scene, a fierce shootout ensued, with at least six dead and two wounded, which also caused the interruption of train service in the area.
Meanwhile, the BSF constable is absconding, while police have allegedly locked his house at Kashibati in Raiganj
No police were injured in the shootout. The suspect reportedly was a survivalist "who came for a gunfight" and admitted to using methamphetamine
In the shootout, five kidnappers were killed and others fled by taking advantage of the darkness.
