New Delhi: Special Cell has half-encountered two criminals in Rohini, Delhi. Both the miscreants have been shot in the legs. Both the accused were involved in the murder of a youth named Amit in Mundka. The police have arrested both the miscreants.
Chain snatching accused arrested
Earlier, police said one person was arrested after a brief encounter in north-east Delhi on Thursday evening. Police said that accused Ashwani has nine cases registered against him for robbery, snatching and possession of weapons. According to the police, on December 3, Ashwani and his associate Arif allegedly snatched a mobile phone from a person near the TSR stand in Gokal Puri. Arif was arrested on the spot, while Ashwani managed to escape.
Accused caught in half encounter
Police said that after the arrest of Arif, another associate Khan Mohammad was arrested on Thursday morning. Based on a tip-off about Ashwini’s whereabouts, the police set a trap to arrest him. He was asked to surrender, but he opened fire on the police team. The police retaliated and shot him in the leg. A country-made pistol and a loaded cartridge were recovered from him.