Kapil Sangwan gang member held after exchange of fire in outer Delhi
New Delhi, December 23
A 25-year-old member of the Kapil Sangwan gang was arrested with a huge cache of arms following a brief exchange of fire with the police in outer Delhi on early Thursday morning, the police said.
The accused Sidharth, alias Somveer, who hails from a village in Jhajjar district of Haryana, suffered a bullet injury on his right thigh and was admitted to hospital. Cops said the accused was caught with 12 pistols and 47 live cartridges which were allegedly meant to be distributed to the gang’s operatives based in Delhi. A preliminary inquiry has revealed that the accused is part of the gang led by Kapil Sangwan who now lives abroad. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Brijindra Kumar Yadav said, “Our special staff got a tip-off about the movement of member of dreaded Kapil Sangwan, alias Nandu, and Jyoti Baba gang. A trap was laid near Nala Road in Kadipur village here wherein the accused was intercepted while he was spotted coming on a motorcycle. “The accused opened fire on seeing the police party, so to restrain his activity and to stop him from fleeing, our staff also fired four rounds aiming at his legs. One bullet hit the accused on his right thigh,” he said. — PTI
