Five operatives of designated terrorists Arshdeep Dalla have been arrested and highly sophisticated weapons and hand grenades were recovered from their possession, Delhi Police said on Monday.
Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a sharpshooter of the notorious Naveen Bali-Neeraj Bawania gang and recovered one sophisticated pistol with three live cartridges of 7.65 calibre, said officials.
The Crime Branch of Delhi police on Saturday arrested a sharpshooter of the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang and recovered a USA-made pistol, officials said.
Three dreaded criminals and sharpshooters of the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate were apprehended by police, on Saturday, as per the special cell, Delhi Police.
"Two sharpshooters of the Kala Jathedi-Naresh Sethi-Anil Chippi gang have been arrested by Crime Branch. Six pistols alongwith 14 live cartridges were recovered by Crime Branch," Delhi Police said.
"10 sharpshooters of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang have been arrested. Seven of the 10 shooters were arrested in Bhondsi while they were planning to execute a crime. At the time of their arrest, these seven suspects were wearing police uniforms," said ACP Dahiya.
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.
The Delhi Police Special Cell in a joint operation with Uttar Pradesh Police nabbed a sharpshooter after a brief encounter in Meerut on the intervening night of April 30 and May 1, informed officials.