Two most-wanted interstate burglars caught after exchange of fire in Faridabad

Police said Sonu and Rahul were injured after they fired on police when asked to surrender near Mawai canal

The Faridabad Police on Wednesday said they caught two most-wanted interstate burglars after they were injured in an exchange of fire near Mawai canal in the early hours of the day.

The two most-wanted interstate burglars were shot in their legs. (Shutterstock)

The two, Sonu and Rahul, both residents of Mohan Garden in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, were rushed to the Badshah Khan Civil Hospital. Police said they fired on police after they were intercepted between 2.30am and 3am. “They were asked to surrender, but even after firing warning shots, the suspects kept firing at police and ran away after they fell from their motorcycle,” a police officer said. The officer said police retaliated and the two got shot in their legs.

Police said they fired five rounds and Sonu and Rahul fired six rounds. Two country-made pistols with live and empty cartridges were recovered from their possession.

Faridabad Police public relations officer Yashpal Yadav said Sonu and Rahul have at least 30 cases of robbery, theft and burglary registered against them in Delhi, Faridabad and other parts of Haryana. “They recently committed a house burglary in Faridabad and were planning to commit another crime before which they were caught,” he said. He added they will be arrested after being declared medically fit.