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The Delhi Special Police Cell and the Meerut Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation here on Thursday morning arrested two more sharp henchmen of the Hashim Baba gang in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old gym owner, Nadir Shah, who was shot dead in full public view in South Delhi on September 12.
As per the Delhi Special Police Cell, the suspects, identified as Anas Khan (18) and Asad Ameen (21) were shot in the leg during the encounter with the police. A case vide FIR No. 375/24 dated 19.09.2024 u/s 221/132/109/3(5)(B) BNS has been registered in PS Khatauli, UP. The recovered Kia Seltos car of the accused is found to be stolen vide e-FIR No. 027183, dated 08.04.24, PS Patel Nagar, Delhi. Three pistols with nine live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of the accused, as per the Delhi Special Police Cell. Additionally, Anas has been wanted in four criminal cases in Delhi, two of murder and two of attempt to murder. As per the Delhi Special Police Cell, on Wednesday, information was received that Anas had been roaming around Ghaziabad and Delhi along with the associate Asad. Upon receiving the information, a team was formed to carry out search operations. The police team had followed the two wanted people on the Delhi-Haridwar Highway and at 4 a.m. on Thursday, their car was intercepted near the Bhainsi villa in Khatauli. The wanted had opened fire on the police team to escape and in retaliatory, the firing by the police left both Asad and Anas with bullet injuries, the Delhi Special Police Cell said. A total of eight rounds of firings had occurred in the encounter and the injured were then taken to the nearby government hospital. On Septemebr 14, Delhi Police arrested a fifth suspect in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old gym owner, Nadir Shah, who was shot dead in full public view in South Delhi. The Special Cell team arrested four suspects, identified as Nitlesh Tiwari, Vishal Verma, Akash Yadav, and Naveen Balayan.The fifth suspect has been identified as Sajid. The police presented all of them in court, where they were remanded in police custody for 10 days. A CCTV camera captured the chilling moment when a shooter opened fire on a busy road in the upscale Greater Kailash-1 colony. (ANI)
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