The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a 20-year-old notorious gangster after a shootout on Friday evening at Delhi’s Khanjawala-Bawana road. The accused was one of the gangsters involved in shootout between gangsters at Dwarka mor on May 19. 

The accused have been identified as Ankit Dabas a resident of village Sampla in district Rohtak. A semi automatic pistol along with live cartridges and a bike, which he was riding, have been recovered.

 According to Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, there was an encounter took place between the Delhi Police Special Cell and Dabas on main road Majra Dabas, Kanjhawala-Bawana road at around 7.45 pm on Friday.

“In the incident, the accused fired at police in which police retaliate and fired on the accused. However, the accused and one sub-inspector Krishan were injured and admitted to Valmiki Hospital,” the DCP said adding that one another police officer got bullet injury on his bulletproof jacket. 

Dabas was involved in the shootout, along with Vikas Dalal and Cheetah of Najafgarh, that took place at Dwarka mor on Sunday

Earlier, on Sunday, two suspected criminals were killed following a shootout between rival gangs near the Dwarka Mor metro station in South West Delhi.

Parveen Gehlot, a resident of Nawada area, and Vikas Dalal had several cases of murders, extortion and robberies registered against them in Delhi and Haryana. The shootout was an outcome of a property dispute. It began at around 4pm when occupants of a black car opened fire on a white car.