NEW DELHI: Five suspected criminals were arrested following a brief encounter with police near Dwarka Mor Metro station in southwest Delhi on Tuesday.

The gang members opened fire when a joint team of Delhi Police and Punjab Police intercepted them near the Metro station this morning.

"Several rounds were fired, but no one was injured. Five people have been arrested," a Delhi Police spokesperson told PTI.

Twelve firearms and over a hundred live cartridges were recovered from them, he said.

According to reports, the gang was believed to be involved in car theft.