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The Delhi Police connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) said they person caught 2 bike-borne shooters, allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, for their relation successful 2 recent firing incidents successful the nationalist capital.
Police said the accused had opened occurrence astatine 2 locations connected the intervening nighttime of Monday (January 12, 2026) and Tuesday (January 13, 2026). The accused, identified arsenic Deepak and a minor, were nabbed aft a little brushwood successful northbound Delhi.
According to the police, the anti-narcotics squad of northbound Delhi received a tip-off astir the beingness of the duo adjacent Hiranki Mor and laid a trap. When the squad tried to intercept them, the accused allegedly opened fire, prompting retaliatory firing.
Mr. Deepak sustained a slug wounded successful his limb during the speech of occurrence and was taken to a adjacent hospital, portion his subordinate was apprehended connected the spot. Two pistols and unrecorded cartridges were seized from them, the constabulary said.
A constable escaped unhurt aft a slug deed his bulletproof jacket.
Police said the 2 were successful interaction with foreign-based handlers, including Randeep Malik, a adjacent subordinate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The insignificant was allegedly promised ₹2 lakh for carrying retired the shooting, retired of which ₹47,000 was credited to his mother's slope account.
The duo were progressive successful a caller firing incidents successful a gym successful outer Delhi and an onslaught connected a businessman successful eastbound Delhi's Vinod Nagar, wherever shots were fired to request extortion money, the constabulary said.
