A criminal, wanted since 2017 for a spate of robberies in Delhi-NCR, was arrested on Tuesday following a gunfight with the police officers.
Shahzaad Qureshi, who was carrying a reward of ₹50,000 on his head, was held by a joint team of the Phase 2 police station and the Crime Branch, the officers said.
Qureshi sustained injuries after a gunfight broke out between a police team and him, following which he was hospitalised for treatment, a senior officer said. “He was wanted in 17 cases in Delhi-NCR and was wanted since November 2017 when he committed a robbery. He has been involved in several such cases ever since in Noida, Ghaziabad, Delhi,” said Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Vaibhav Krishna.
His gang would target people on streets and roads, rob them off their jewellery and valuables at gunpoint. Three of his accomplices have already been arrested, which led to the recovery of firearms and gold jewellery, the officer added.
“A car, which was robbed from Delhi’s Anand Vihar on February 26, has also been recovered from him,” Mr. Krishna said.
A pistol and some ammunition was also been seized from Qureshi, the police said. A case was registered against him in the Sector 24 police station in Noida in November 2017.
