Two persons were killed in an encounter with police in the early hours of Monday, police said adding that the two had criminal history.
A senior police officer confirmed the development and said that the two were identified as Raja Qureshi and Ramesh Bahadur who were allegedly involved in a Karawal Nagar murder case reported recently.
Police said that the encounter took place in South East Delhi's Pul Prahaladpur around 5 a.m. when the accused were asked to stop, but they opened fire and tried to flee. Police fired in retaliation. The accused were rushed to hospital where they were declared dead.
