Overview
- Delhi Police say officers trapped and intercepted the suspect near the Shastri Park metro depot late Monday night and he was shot in the leg after allegedly opening fire at the team.
- Police recovered a .32‑bore pistol, four live cartridges and four empty cartridge cases from the arrested man who was identified as Amir, also known as Aamir, Saleem or Tillan.
- Amir is wanted in connection with the October 31, 2024 Diwali killings of Akash Sharma and his 16‑year‑old nephew Rishabh, an attack that was captured on CCTV and left a 10‑year‑old wounded.
- Investigators say Amir has links to the Hashim Baba organised‑crime network and to more than a dozen criminal cases, and the Crime Branch has registered fresh charges while questioning him.
- Police say the original murders were tied to a money dispute involving a 17‑year‑old intermediary who allegedly arranged a professional shooter, and authorities are now probing conspirators, motive and wider network links.