BREAKING: Police Exchange Gunfire With Criminals in Delhi’s Rohini, 3 Held

New Delhi: Police officials exchanged gunfire with three criminals in Delhi’s Rohini area, an official statement said on Thursday. 

The accused have been identified as - Govind alias Kohli (33), Krishna alias Kinha, and Daud alias Sameer. 

Police said that all three arrived in a car and were intercepted by the security personnel. 

“Three criminals opened fire at personnel when they asked to surrender,” an official said. 

Police Exchange Gunfire with Criminals In Delhi

According to cops, Govind and Krishna sustained bullet injuries on their legs during retaliatory firing by the policemen. 

Total five rounds were fired by the police, they said. 

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Delhi Police said that Daud was apprehended, and two pistols were seized from him. The car being used by the suspect was reportedly stolen from Netaji Subhash Place, according to the officer. 

Govind has 70 criminal cases against him, Krishna has 16, and Daud is involved in 10 cases. 

Further investigation is underway in the matter, police said. 

Meanwhile, in a shocking turn of events, a 45-year-old man arrested by the Paidhuni police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has died while in police custody. To determine whether negligence or custodial torture led to the death, the investigation has been handed over to the Mumbai Crime Branch.

According to sources, the post-mortem report has revealed that the cause of death was “evidence of cellulitis.”

The incident began on the night of February 14 when the police received a distress call reporting that a man had allegedly molested a six-year-old girl. Eyewitnesses intervened, detaining the accused and assaulting him before the police arrived on the scene.