Delhi Police arrest wanted criminal after gunfight

Delhi Police arrested a criminal from the Chhaimar gang, also known as the ‘Kachha-Baniyan’ gang, following an encounter in the South Delhi district. The suspect, identified as Sawan (also known by several aliases including Sudhan and Heera), carried a reward of 1 lakh rupees on his head.

According to police, the suspect was conducting reconnaissance of farmhouses in the Maidan Garhi area to plan a robbery when he was intercepted by a police team. During the confrontation, the suspect fired at officers twice, with one bullet striking Sub-Inspector Narendra Kumar’s bulletproof jacket. Police returned fire, resulting in a gunshot wound to the suspect's right leg. The injured individual was subsequently taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment.

The suspect is wanted for multiple serious offenses, including robbery, loot, and murder, across Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Notably, he was a wanted individual in connection with a 2014 robbery-cum-murder case in the Shahganj police station area of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, for which a reward had been issued by the Additional Director General of the Varanasi Zone.