Three arrested by Gzb cops after two shootouts

Three alleged gangsters were arrested by the Ghaziabad police after two shootouts in the last twenty four hours.

In the first incident, the police on Wednesday arrested two alleged gangsters after a gunfight in the Loni area of the district in which the duo suffered bullet injuries in their legs, said an official.

The arrested gangsters later turned out to be the alleged killers of one Vikram Kasana, who was shot dead on July 14, while sitting on the veranda of his house in his village Mahmood Pur in the district, said Senior superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh.

The duo, who are also involved in several other cases of robbery and extortion, have been admitted to a hospital for treatment, he added.

Singh said the gunfight took place on Wednesday evening around 7 pm, when a police team at Sikrani village signalled two bike-borne youths to stop for a check up.

Instead of acceding to the police instructions, the youths opened fired at the police team, forcing the policemen to ...