TWO GANGSTERS SHOT DEAD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT NEAR DWARKA

One criminal was killed by the rival whereas the other was shot dead by cop

NEW DELHI: In a scene straight out of a gangster flick, two criminals were shot dead in firing in the busy streets under Dwarka Mor metro station on Sunday afternoon.

The investigating agency said that one of the criminals was killed by the rival whereas the other gangster was shot dead by alert PCR personnel.

Police sources said the whole incident was the result of a gang rivalry.

Accessed by Millennium Post, the 12 seconds CCTV footage of the alleged incident shows that, two men including one of them wearing helmet fired indiscriminately in a white Ritz car.

"One of the assailants was shooting from the front of the car and another one at the driver's gate," CCTV shows.

Further, one of the criminals take out his helmet and went inside the Swift car. The commuters, who were earlier seeing the horrific, started leaving the spot.

Another video shot inside the bus shows that people were talking about the firing and the policeman rushing to the spot. A black car left the spot driving rashly.

The sound of gunshots alerted a PCR officer, who reached the spot and opened fire at one of the armed assailants killing one of them. The others fled from the spot. Police identified the deceased gangsters as Praveen Gehlot and Vikas Dalal. Reports were coming that Gehlot was earlier arrested by crime branch in a murder case of a property dealer.

Joint Commissioner of Police (western range) Madhup Tiwari said that at around 3.40-4 pm on Sunday, they were alerted about the incident.

"The PCR personnel, who was standing nearby, reached the spot. The accused fired at the policeman and in retaliation, the PCR staff, identified as constable Naresh, fired three rounds killing one of the gangsters (who was one of the assailants). It is the rivalry between two criminals," added Joint CP.

Gehlot was killed by rival whereas another person was killed in the retaliation with police.

The place where the incident took place is surrounded with shops, fruit vendors. Everyday heavy traffic moves through the area. It is as an intersection to Dwarka and Uttam Nagar areas.

The criminals fire more than 11 rounds into the windshield of the white car.

The eyewitnesses requesting anonymity stated, that the criminals started firing indiscriminately and they were frightened. Police is also probing whether some assailants also came in a bike without any number plates.

Investigator told that they were from the same gang but there was fall out between them leading to further rivalry.

Gehlot was 38-year-old and has studied up to the 12th standard. He has more than nine criminal cases registered against him. Names of several other gangs have also been cropped up behind the incident.

The police said that it is a matter of investigation. “We are also investigating whether other criminals were there at the spot and fled the spot after police intervention. Probe is also underway to know whether any gangster was injured in the incident,” said an investigator. When the incident was happening, many people hide their children inside the bus.

The senior officers applauded the brave effort of the PCR personnel Naresh, who, without caring his life fought with the criminals and shot one of them dead.