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Gunfight in Delhi's Paharganj: Two Armed Criminals Injured, Arrested After Police Encounter
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News18•29-09-2026, 16:30
Gunfight in Delhi's Paharganj: Two Armed Criminals Injured, Arrested After Police Encounter
- •Two alleged armed criminals, Akash alias Matthi and Mukesh alias Chinu, were arrested after a brief gunfight with police in Delhi's Paharganj.
- •The suspects sustained bullet injuries to their legs during the encounter, which involved seven rounds fired.
- •Police recovered two illegal firearms and a stolen motorcycle from the accused, linking the motorcycle to a theft case in Subzi Mandi.
- •Akash and Mukesh, identified as members of the Vikas Kalia group, were involved in a September 13 firing incident during a Baba Ramdev Ji procession.
- •Both accused are history-sheeters with multiple previous cases, and their arrests helped solve four other cases, including a firing incident and thefts.
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The suspects arrested following the gunfight in Delhi's Paharganj are Akash alias Matthi and Mukesh alias Chinu, who are identified as members of the Vikas Kalia group.
Akash is a historysheeter with 13 previous cases involving robbery, snatching, theft, and the Arms Act, while Mukesh has seven prior cases including attempted murder, culpable homicide, robbery, snatching, and theft.
Police tracked the duo down based on their involvement in a firing incident during a Baba Ramdev Ji procession in the Nabi Karim-Sadar Bazar area on September 13, where members of the Vikas Kalia group opened fire and injured a person.
