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New Delhi: According to police officials, Two arrested including a minor were apprehended by Delhi Police after they allegedly opened fire outside a scrap dealer’s house in northeast Welcome area of Delhi in an attempt for extortion. The accused were nabbed from Yamuna Khadar near the metro yard, they said.
A complaint was received on November 28 that two scooter-borne assailants opened fire outside the house of Abrar Ahmed (45). Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said that no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident and three bullet shells were recovered from the spot.
After the incident, Ahmed received a call, allegedly from someone on behalf of the Hashim Baba gang who demanded Rs 50 lakh from the scrap dealer. Around 3:20 am on Sunday, a police team intercepted the two accused based on a tip-off, Mr Tirkey said.
Tirkey said, “When the two were signalled to stop, they abandoned their scooter and tried to flee in the dark. One of them, who was later identified as Akki, opened fire at the police team. The police team retaliated and Akki sustained a bullet injury in his right leg.”
“The police team arrested Akki and apprehended a minor after a brief chase. We have also recovered two pistols from them,” the DCP said. The accused Akki has been taken to a hospital for further treatment.
During the interrogation, Akki told police that he was a close associate of the Hashim Baba gang. He was involved in a number of criminal cases, including those of murder and extortion, Mr Tirkey said.
