Gurugram, July 10 (IANS) Four gangsters were killed, and one was critically injured in a fierce encounter between the Gurugram Crime Branch and armed criminals in the Sushant Lok Phase-2 area of the city. Three Gurugram Police personnel also sustained gunshot injuries during the exchange of fire.

According to the police, the accused had allegedly opened fire at the residence of a businessman after an extortion demand, allegedly made on behalf of a foreign-based gangster, was not met.

The encounter took place around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday after the Crime Branch received information about a suspicious SUV carrying armed men. Acting on the input, multiple Crime Branch teams rushed to the area and set up barricades.

Speaking to reporters, Assistant Commissioner of Police Dharmveer Singh said that by the time the police teams reached the spot and established the blockade, the armed suspects had already started firing at a businessman’s house. The businessman had reportedly been receiving repeated extortion threats from a wanted gangster operating from abroad, making him the target of the attack.

The police teams surrounded the suspects and repeatedly asked them to surrender. However, the accused allegedly opened indiscriminate fire on the police personnel in an attempt to escape. The police retaliated, leading to a prolonged exchange of gunfire.

During the encounter, all five alleged shooters, believed to be associated with the foreign-based Deepak Nandal gang, sustained bullet injuries. They were taken to a private super-speciality hospital, where doctors declared four of them dead. The fifth accused remains admitted to the hospital in critical condition and is undergoing treatment.

Three Gurugram Police personnel also suffered gunshot injuries during the encounter. They were immediately shifted to a hospital, where they are receiving medical treatment. Their condition is being closely monitored by doctors.

According to police, nearly 60 rounds were fired during the encounter.

Following the incident, teams from the Scene of Crime (SoC) unit and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), along with senior officers, including the DCP (Crime) and DCP (East), reached the spot. Police and forensic experts carried out a detailed scientific examination of the crime scene and collected forensic and technical evidence.

Gurugram Police reiterated that public safety remains its top priority and asserted that criminals who spread terror will not be spared.

Police said further legal proceedings are underway. The identities of the deceased and injured accused, along with details of their criminal backgrounds, will be disclosed later. Five foreign-made pistols have been recovered from the spot.

–IANS

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