Notorious Mewat gangster nabbed

Irshad, a 25-year-old wanted criminal belonging to the notorious Mewat Gang, was arrested on Tuesday while his associates managed to flee after a brief scuffle with the cops. Irshad was pinned down after he fired at a police party that had intercepted their car in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar area.

According to the police, the incident took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Head Constable Vijay and Constable Sandeep were on patrol duty and noticed a Swift car coming from the industrial area side. The car had five occupants who were asked to stop. They, however, got out of the car and started assulting the police officers.

One of the accused, identified as Salman, asked the other occupants to open fire at the police officers. As soon as Irshad opened fire at the cops, they overpowered him and pushed him to the ground in order to take away his weapon. "In order to avoid being nabbed, Irshad even bit Vijay's hand," DCP (west) Vijay Kumar said.

"Despite facing the firing, Vijay and Sandeep fearlessly pinned the gangster down. A country-made pistol, live rounds, a car, and master keys used to steal high-end cars were recovered from Irshad. He hails from Dhirayawas village in Rajasthan, where he is a history sheeter and wanted in several cases of dacoity. He had come out of jail just nine months ago," Kumar said.

The infamous Mewat gang is involved in stealing high-end cars and trucks. The arrested accused and other members of the gang used to enter Delhi from the Gurugram border using cars with commercial numbers on them.