The Gurugram unit of the Special Task Force (STF) arrested a sharpshooter associated with notorious gangsters Rohit Godara and Goldy Brar following an early morning encounter.
The accused, identified as Rohit, had a bounty of Rs 25,000 declared against him by the Rajasthan Police.
According to STF officials, specific intelligence was received that the wanted sharp shooter Rohit would be travelling on a white Apache motorcycle without a number plate via the Baliawas farm house road in Gurugram through Faridabad Bandhwari.
Acting on the tip-off, STF Inspector Narendra Chauhan and his team set up a trap in the area.
Upon being signalled to stop, the suspect opened fire on the STF team. A brief exchange of around four rounds of gunfire followed, during which the accused was shot in the knee.
He was immediately taken into custody and was taken to Gurugram Civil Hospital. He was later referred to PGI Rohtak for further treatment.
Initial investigations have revealed that the accused has at least half a dozen serious criminal cases registered against him in various police stations across Rajasthan and Haryana.
Rohit came under police radar after his involvement in a firing incident on a businessman in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, in June this year.
The attack, allegedly executed under the instructions of gangsters Rohit Godara and Goldy Brar, was aimed at extortion and intimidation. Following the incident, Rohit had been on the run.
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