A shootout between the Gurugram Police and members of the Deepak Nandal gang resulted in the deaths of four associates of the notorious criminal, while one was injured in the encounter on Thursday. According to a senior officer of the force, the exchange of fire also left three police personnel injured.
The encounter took place in A Block, Sushant Lok, late in the evening, where five members of the Deepak Nandal gang had allegedly held Vishal Berry, the son of the founder of the SGT University in Gurugram, hostage in his Sushant Lok residence. The Crime Branch had received information from the Police Control Room about the suspicious movements of armed men in a Mahindra Scorpio car.
Upon arrival, the Crime Branch teams found that the criminals had begun firing at the businessman’s house with sophisticated weapons. The businessman had been receiving repeated ransom messages from a wanted gangster based abroad. The police quickly surrounded the criminals, and in the ensuing gunfire, killed four of them, while one was injured.
The injured men, including the three police personnel, have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. Senior officers have arrived at the scene to oversee the investigation. A spokesperson of the Gurugram Police stated that the DCP-Crime and the DCP-East reached the spot upon receiving information about the incident.
Teams from the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) conducted scientific and technical inspections of the scene and collected necessary evidence. The police spokesperson added that detailed information regarding the identity of the criminals, their criminal records, the seized weapons, and other important facts will be shared separately after verification and investigation.
Fortunately, Berry and his family were rescued safely from the hostage situation.
