Two wanted criminals held in Delhi

IANS  |  New Delhi 

Two "sharpshooters" of a south gang, who were wanted in an attempt to case among others, were arrested here on Saturday, police said.

Kamal Kishore, 27, and Anoop Kumar, 31, residents of Sangam Vihar and Madangir area of south respectively, are part of the Raju Baba gang, police said.

"The two were arrested early on Saturday, on a tip-off, when they were planning to commit a crime in Ambedkar Nagar area. Another gang member, Rohit, succeeded in escaping. A hunt is on to arrest him," police officer Upender Singh told IANS.

"Kamal Kishore and Anoop Kumar were wanted in a sensational attempt to case in Sangam Vihar. Kishore is on judicial bail in a case of abetment to suicide of a girl. A sophisticated pistol has been recovered from him," Singh said.

"Kumar was earlier arrested in various cases of robbery, attempt to murder, extortion and others in Neb Sarai area," he added.

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First Published: Sat, November 11 2017. 19:50 IST