Two persons have been arrested for allegedly firing at a television crew’s cab on Barapullah flyover over two weeks ago, the police said on Thursday.
The accused were wanted in more than 20 cases, they said.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Rajiv Ranjan said the accused have been identified as Tayyab (23) and Shahid (20).
They had signaled the cab driver to stop but the journalist asked him to keep driving. After this, the duo fired three shots at the cab, but the crew managed to escape. During probe, CCTV footage helped them identify the accused.
Meanwhile, Tayyab was arrested in a-year-old kidnapping-cum-robbery case of Vivek Vihar, the police said. “During interrogation, he revealed the names of his associates, who were active members of his gang. After this, Shahid who was arrested,” Mr. Ranjan said.
The accused had robbed a taxi driver four days before this incident, the police added.
Officers suspended
At the time of the incident, three officers were suspended for lack of prompt response. The police on Thursday said one of the three officers — Assistant Sub-Inspector Jitender Kumar — has been dismissed from service after the enquiry.