A Delhi Police constable on Wednesday was hit by a bullet while chasing two men in south Delhi's Defence Colony area, officials said.
The incident took place around 9am, they said.
According to the police, constable Naveen of Defence Colony police station, who was coming from BRT towards the police station, spotted a bike without a number plate and started chasing it.
"Meanwhile, he also called constable Manish, who was on a motorcycle patrolling the highway, to cordon off the area. The suspects opened fire from a countrymade firearm at Naveen, who was hit by a bullet in his leg,” deputy commissioner of police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
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As they were trying to escape, Manish entered the service road and intercepted them with his motorcycle. They both fell down and were overpowered, the DCP said.
The accused were identified as Dharmender (29) and Navdeep (20) of Badarpur. Dharmendra is involved in two cases of theft and under the Arms Act. Navdeep is also involved in a criminal case, Thakur said.
Naveen was shifted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre and is said to be out of danger, Thakur added.
Officials said Delhi Police Commissioner S.N. Shrivastava is likely to visit him in the evening.
During interrogation, the accused disclosed that they came to Defence Colony area with the intention to commit a snatching or a robbery, the police added.
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(With PTI inputs)
