Delhi encounter: Criminal injured

New Delhi, April 29 (Bureau) The Delhi Police early Friday arrested a man from south district’s CR Park area after a brief encounter. A trap was laid for arresting criminals operating in the area over the past many weeks, said a senior officer. Five people were intercepted and asked to stop for checking by the team inside the Jahanpanah Park. However, they attacked the police team with knife and escaped.

Later, they were again intercepted by the team, when the criminals opened fire at the patrol party. During police retaliation, a bullet hit a criminal below his knee on the back of left leg. Despite the injury he tried to escape by jumping wall of adjacent house but was nabbed and taken to hospital, said police. Rest of the four managed to escape. A case was registered at CR Park Police Station.