Delhi: Four criminals, including top-gangster, killed in encounter with police
Four suspected criminals were shot dead in an encounter with Delhi Police's Special Cell in south Delhi's Chhatarpur area today. Six police personnel also sustained injuries in the gunfight. The deceased have been identified as the head of the gang Rajesh Bharti, Vidroh, Umesh Don, and Bhiku. In the encounter, the accused were severely injured and taken to a hospital where they died.
They were accused in cases of murder and extortion
The Special Cell sleuths had been keeping an eye on a farmhouse in Chhatarpur for last 2-3 months since it was suspected that the gang members would be coming there. Bharti and Vidroh were carrying rewards of Rs. 1 lakh each on their head, while Umesh was carrying a reward of Rs. 50,000 on him. Bharti fled from Haryana Police custody earlier this year.