Two alleged hitmen of the Rashid Cablewala gang were arrested after an exchange of fire with the special staff team of the northeast police district in the Usmanpur area in Delhi in the early hours of Monday, senior police officers said.
How police zeroed in on the suspects
Investigation revealed that the businessman had received extortion calls but had not informed the police about them. “The two men took out their firearms and opened fire at the police party. A sub-inspector and a head constable came under fire, with bullets hitting their bulletproof jackets, but both escaped unhurt. The suspects suffered bullets in their left legs,” Alwal added.
The suspects were identified as Alu Jaseem and Mohammad Kaif, both 23 and residents of northeast Delhi ’s Welcome area, the police said. Of the 12 bullets the duo fired, one bullet each hit the bulletproof vests of two police officers, the officers said. Deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Rahul Alwal said that on October 2, unidentified assailants had fired at least five bullets at the house of a businessman in the Bhajanpura area. They fired 12 rounds. Our team fired 16 rounds.
At least 28 bullets were exchanged between the raiding team members and the two men, who were allegedly involved in a case of firing multiple bullets at the house of a businessman in the Bhajanpura area over extortion demand early Friday morning, the officers said, adding the suspects suffered one bullet each in their legs.
