Criminal of Bangladeshi origin, associate nabbed following shootout in Delhi

New Delhi, March 15

A dreaded criminal of Bangladeshi origin and one of his associates were arrested following a shootout in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka, police said on Friday.

Miraj alias Mehraj received a bullet injury in his leg while Shahid was overpowered by a team of the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch from a spot near Dhulsiras village in the early hours of Friday, they said.

A police officer said Miraj, a native of Bangladesh, was involved in a dacoity in a house in Ashok Vihar area. He had decamped with cash and jewellery worth Rs 2 crore by holding the family at gunpoint in May 2023, the officer added.

“Miraj was previously involved in five cases of dacoity and the Arms Act,” the officer said, adding that he had been admitted to a hospital.