Wanted in over 50 cases in Delhi-NCR, gangster held after gunfight

NOIDA: A gangster wanted in over 50 criminal cases in Delhi-NCR was held after a gunfight with the police in Noida on Thursday, officials said.
Mohammed Khalid (33) has allegedly been involved in cases of robbery, vehicle thefts and is a key member of a gang active in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida, the officials said. “Khalid is a notorious criminal and had at least 51 FIRs against his name in various police stations of NCR. ACP (Noida 2) Rajneesh Verma and SHO Sector 58 police station Vinod Kumar had got inputs about his movement in their area Thursday evening,” additional DCP (Noida) Ranvijay Singh said.
“The accused was on a motorcycle with an associate when they were intercepted in Sector 62 of the city. A gunfight broke out between the two sides in which Khalid got injured while his associate managed to escape,” Singh said.
After he was held, the police took Khalid to a hospital for treatment while search operations have been launched for his associate who has also been identified, the officer said. A fresh FIR was being lodged against him at the Sector 58 police station. PTI