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While four criminals including Satya Prakash, the alleged gang leader, were injured and later arrested after the encounter, five others had fled in a white Santro car when the shootout began. The car was later recovered from Lajpat Nagar area, after Harpal alias Happy and Nadir surrendered. The two have now been taken into custody by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police for interrogation.
The police have launched a massive manhunt to nab the remaining three criminals. The police claim to have recovered four UK-made firearms and several ornamental khukris from the gangsters. A total of 12 police officers were involved in the operation.
Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjeev Kumar sent the duo to custody till January 22 after the investigating officer in the case submitted that the police was yet to recover some weapons used by the accused. He further submitted that the duo’s remand was required in order to gather information about their gang leader Satya Prakash and three other accused who had managed to escape on Tuesday.
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