Green Park shootout: 4 gangsters held

Four dreaded gangsters believed to have been involved in more than a couple of daring daylight robberies in New Delhi in the past few months were arrested by the special staff of the South Delhi police on Monday following a fierce gunbattle outside a crèchecum-preparatory school in South Delhi’s posh Green Park locality. Three policemen were injured in the shootout, which also foiled another robbery attempt by the criminals.

Two other accused, Nadir, an Afghan national, and Harpal, both of whom had managed to escape in a Santro car as the shootout started, surfaced dramatically in the Noida studio of Hindi news channel Sahara Samay on Monday evening, claiming that they were not involved with any gang. The Delhi police crime branch later arrested the two, who claimed they fled in panic as the gunbattle started.

Deputy commissioner of police (south) H.G.S. Dhaliwal said that acting on a tipoff, a police team led by Inspector Rajendra Singh had been trailing the suspects from the South Extension area. The suspects were moving in two cars — a Honda Accord and a Hyundai Santro.

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