Carjackers held after chase

The Delhi police on Sunday said they have arrested three persons who had allegedly looted a car from a youth at NH-8 after holding him hostage at gunpoint.

A senior police official said that the incident was reported on Saturday night. The victim, Prashant Yadav (24), was driving his car and heading towards his office when he was intercepted by a group of five men near DLF Phase III in Gurgaon. “A gun was kept on the forehead of the victim by the accused. Yadav was held hostage inside his car. The accused then drove his car towards the national capital,” the police said. Meanwhile, Yadav saw policemen at a picket and raised an alarm. This diverted the attention of the carjackers, following which Yadav managed to open a door and jump out of the car. One of the accused opened fire at Yadav. The accused were intercepted in Vasant Kunj area by a police team after a hot chase, but two of them managed to escape.

The arrested accused have been identified as Pawan, Pravin and Puneet, all residents of Haryana’s Jhajjar. Their associates have been identified and the police are searching for them, police said.

Later in the day, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi congratulated the team by tweeting: “”Well done team DCP South for arresting a CAR JACKER at NH8 border picket at midnight & for rescuing the victim who was shot by the robbers.