Criminal killed, 3 held in police encounter

An alleged criminal was killed and three others, including a 20-year-old “gangster” carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on him, were arrested in a shootout between policemen and the gang in Outer Delhi this afternoon, police said.

The incident took place national highway in Alipur at around 3 pm.

Five men in a car opened fire at a Crime Branch team after they were asked to stop, a senior police official said.

–Agencies