Four wanted criminals from Bihar, allegedly involved in multiple cases of murder and extortion, were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Delhi and Bihar Police in Rohini on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, PTI reported.
According to police, the deceased have been identified as Ranjan Pathak, Vimlesh Mahto, Manish Pathak, and Aman Thakur, all residents of Bihar.
They were wanted for heinous crimes, including multiple murders and extortion, were reportedly planning to carry out criminal activities in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled next month.
A police source said they had committed a murder in Bihar after the model code of conduct came into place for the elections on October 6.
A senior police officer said the joint operation was launched following intelligence inputs that the accused had been hiding in Delhi for several days. When the police team tried to apprehend them, the men reportedly opened fire, prompting the police to retaliate.
“All four sustained bullet injuries during the exchange of fire and were immediately taken to a hospital in Rohini, where doctors declared them brought dead,” the police told PTI.
Police sources described Ranjan Pathak as the kingpin of the gang, who was wanted in several murder and extortion cases.
(With inputs from PTI)