Four members of a notorious criminal gang were arrested following an encounter with police here, the police said on Monday.
The accused, members of Thak Thak gang, were arrested late on Sunday following a gun battle in Sector 15 they said.
One of the accused and two policemen were injured in the shoot-out and were taken to hospital following their face-off, the police said.
“Those arrested are notorious for vehicle thefts in the city. They would target vehicles parked in isolated areas and break their windows to enter the vehicles and then get into it,” a senior police officer said.
“At times, when there would be a driver in the car they would lure him by showing a bundle of cash with only two real notes of ₹100 — one on the front and one at the back — in it.
“They would knock on the window and tell the driver that their cash bundle has fallen. Once the driver would open the door to pick it, the gang members would overpower him,” the officer also said.