Two held after gunbattle near Bhati Mines area

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police crime branch on Wednesday arrested two men involved in a case of abduction and robbery after a brief shoot-out near south Delhi’s Bhati mines.

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Taufiq (24) and Sunny (23) had allegedly abducted a resident of Gujarat’s Bhuj in December and were wanted in several robbery cases in Mewat. They had a reward of Rs 50,000 on their head.

The police recovered two pistols, cartridges and one motorcycle from them.

The men had called the Bhuj resident to Delhi on the pretext of providing him a car at very low price. They took the man to Palwal to show him the car, where he was abducted, police said.

“The men demanded a ransom of ` 5 lakh from his son. They took away Rs 20,000 and his mobile phone. The next day an informer alerted the men that the police may raid the hideout, fearing which they left the man behind and fled the spot,” said Ravindra Yadav, joint commissioner (crime).

On Wednesday, the police received information that the criminals will go from Gurgaon to Bhati Mines area to meet their associates, following which a trap was laid.

“When the men came on a motorcycle, the police signalled them to stop, but they tried to run away. They both whipped out pistols and Sunny fired two shots at the police. The police fired and managed to overpower both of them,” Yadav said.