Two criminals killed in New Delhi shootout

New Delhi, May 20, 2019:

Two persons were killed on Sunday during a shootout in broad daylight in national capital New Delhi. The incident took place in Dwarka Mor metro station (blue line) in South-West Delhi in the afternoon on Sunday.

Both the persons who were killed in the shootout had a criminal background. 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, police said.

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The incident happened happened when three men in a car intercepted another car in which Parveen Gehlot was travelling and opened fire at him. Fifteen rounds were fired in the busy area, leading to panic among commuters, a senior police official said. Gunshot sounds on the busy street created chaos as passers-by and motorists ran helter-skelter, fearing for their lives.

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Police officials in a PCR van near the metro station reached the spot and fired gunshots at the criminals and killed one of them, police said.

Despite best efforts of the police to bring the culprits to justice, two people involved in the shootout managed to flee. The police said they have identified the duo and efforts are on to arrest them.

A case of murder has been registered at Bindapur police station, an officer said.

Dalal was on the run after escaping from Haryana police custody in 2018, he added.

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