The deceased was identified as 27-year-old Muhammed Gufran, a criminal wanted for multiple cases of murder and dacoity in Pratapgarh and Sultanpur districts for many years. Police had placed a reward of Rs 1,25,000 lakh for his capture.
The patrolling was conducted at various places including Chandni Chowk, near Red Fort and Connaught Place, where the uniformed personnel paraded on the streets and randomly checked vehicles.
A delivery agent and his associate were allegedly robbed of Rs 2 lakh at gunpoint by four unidentified men inside the Pragati Maidan tunnel on Saturday when the victims were going towards Gurugram in a cab to deliver the money.
A shocking incident was reported from Karachi's Port Qasim area in Pakistan on Wednesday, as dacoits attacked a police officer when he resisted a robbery bid, according to ARY News.
Three robbers allegedly trespassed into the house of a local trader at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, locked him in a room and reportedly gang-raped his wife, and daughter late on Saturday, said the police.
Anti-Gang Squad (AGS) of the Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested a dreaded criminal involved in five heinous crimes from the Uttar Nagar East Metro Station area of the city, officials said on Tuesday.
According to the Special Commissioner of Police, Ravinder Yadav, the crime branch arrested a sharpshooter of 'Chenu Gang' identified as Mohit Chauhan (26), a native of Chaman Vihar area of Loni in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.