New Delhi: A man identified as Shivam, allegedly linked to the Hashim Baba gang, was arrested after being shot in the leg during an overnight exchange of fire with Dwarka police, according to a source.
The source said Shivam was wanted in several serious criminal cases, including two murders, and was suspected of planning another major crime.
A Special Staff team working under DCP Dwarka Kushal Pal Singh and Inspector Kamleshwar Kumar surrounded him in an isolated area and asked him to surrender, the source said. Shivam allegedly fired several rounds at the police team, which then returned fire.
A pistol and cartridges were reportedly recovered after the encounter. Police were examining his alleged links with the gang and other suspected criminal activity, the source added.
