Gangster nabbed in encounter near Ggn, two cops injured

Gurugram: An encounter took place in the outskirts of Gurugram on Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of dreaded gangster Mushtaq. Two police constables also sustained injuries.

The incident took place at Punhana that is a two hours drive from the city centre.

The incident occurred around 5 am, after the police team got a tip-off of the presence of Mushtaq along with his henchmen.

Even though Mewat police was successful in getting hold of the leader, three criminals out of a gang of five were able to escape.

Having sustained injuries, the criminals have been admitted to hospital for treatment. Gurugram has been one of the most preferred spots for criminal gangs to operate.

Owing to high real estate prices, the city was earlier used for land grabs and extortion. Now, the paradigm of these gangs has shifted towards drugs trade, carjackings and bumping of the members of rival gangs.

Once dependent on encounter specialists, the Gurugram Police now wants to play safe in dealing with the deadly gangs operating in Gurugram.

For a long time, the service of the special men trained solely to kill was a strategy adopted for the elimination of dangerous gang leaders of Gurugram.

However, the controversial process involved during encounters, judicial intervention and high costs in maintaining encounter specialists have forced the Gurugram Police to change in strategy.

Police sources in the Crime Branch maintain that there has been a reduction in the dangers posed by the deadly gangs of Gurugram since most of their leaders have either been eliminated or arrested.

However, the sources also conceded that the danger from the gangs and their members has still not fully been removed.