Two shooters of the Hashim Baba gang were injured in an encounter during a joint operation by Delhi police and Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force. Anas and Asad were wounded after being hit by a bullet in the leg.
Both the shooters are henchmen of jailed gangster Hashim Baba whose name surfaced during the investigation of the Nadir Shah murder case and who works for Lawrence Bishnoi.
Pakistani pistols were recovered from both the shooters and have murder charges against them.
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The Delhi Police Special Cell received information on Wednesday that Ana had been roaming around Ghaziabad and Delhi along with the associate Asad. A team was formed to carry out search operations upon receiving the information, reported ANI.
The cops followed the wanted duo on the Haridwar-Delhi Highway and at 4 am on Thursday, their car was intercepted near the Bhainsi villa in Khatauli. Both the wanted shooters opened fire on the police team to escape and were injured with bullets during retaliatory firing by the police.
A total of eight rounds of firing took place during the encounter after which the injured were taken to the nearby government hospital.
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Last week, a fifth suspect was arrested by the Delhi police in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old gym owner, Nadir Shah who was shot dead in South Delhi. Four suspects were identified as Nitlesh Tiwari, Vishal Verma, Akash Yadav, and Naveen Balyan by the police. The fifth suspect has been identified as Sajid. All the accused were produced in the court where they were remanded in police custody for 10 days.
A CCTV camera had captured the moment when a shooter opened fire on a busy road in the upscale Greater Kailash-1 colony.