Overview
- The suspects were identified as Vicky alias Mogli, 37, of Bahadurgarh, and Chander Bhan, 39, of Rohini, intercepted late January 22 on the Hirankudna–Dichau village road.
- Acting on intelligence about a suspected plan for a major crime before Republic Day, a Crime Branch team laid a trap under the UER-2 flyover, Deputy Commissioner of Police Harsh Indora said.
- Police say Vicky fired two rounds, with one striking a head constable’s bulletproof jacket, before a retaliatory shot hit his leg and both men were detained.
- Officers recovered a .32 pistol with 12 live cartridges from Vicky, a country-made firearm with six live cartridges from Bhan, and seized the vehicle.
- Vicky carried a ₹5,000 Haryana Police reward and is wanted in Rohtak murder cases; forensic teams examined the scene and Bhan’s antecedents are being verified.