Image used for representative purpose onlyNEW DELHI: A sharpshooter of the Gogi gang was arrested following an encounter with the police near Bhalswa Dairy. He was asked to surrender but he opened fire on the police team. In retaliation, he was shot in the left leg, police said. Investigators claimed that they have averted a major gang war as the accused was planning to eliminate members of a rival gang. The accused, Mukesh, a resident of Shahbad Dairy, has been involved in more than seven criminal cases, including murder. One semi-automatic pistol with three live cartridges was recovered from his possession. Acting on a tip-off that the accused would go to Bhalswa to meet his associate, police laid a trap, said deputy commissioner of police (Special Cell) Jasmeet Singh. Around 12.40 am on Tuesday, an inspector spotted him coming from Swaroop Nagar and going towards the landfill. “He was signalled to stop by the members of the police team. As he tried to escape by reversing the bike, he was surrounded by the team and asked to surrender,” the DCP said, adding that Mukesh whipped out his pistol and fired at the cops. The police team also opened fire in self-defence and he was shot in the left leg. A total of five rounds, including three by the accused, were fired during the encounter. Police found that he and his associates had abducted one Satish and killed him. “Mukesh was also convicted in a murder case in 2016. While in jail, he came into contact with members of the Gogi gang,” police said. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebookTwitterInstagramKOO APPYOUTUBE
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