Delhi Police arrest accused involved in firing case in Delhi’s New Mustafabad area

New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Delhi police has arrested a 25-year-old man for attempt of murder in the New Mustafabad area of New Delhi, officials said on Saturday.

As per the police, a case was registered under sections 109(1), 3(5) BNS & 25/27 Arms Act at Police Station Dayal Pur, Delhi. The accused, Faisal, Altamas, and others, attempted to murder Umair, a resident of New Mustafabad, following an altercation on August 21.

Police said that the incident occurred on the night of August 23 in New Mustafabad, North-East Delhi, where Umair was attacked by a group of assailants, including Faisal, Altamas, and others, in retaliation for an earlier altercation.

“The crime branch instead of the state cell team quickly initiated an investigation, leveraging local intelligence and CCTV footage analysis to track down one of the key assailants, Altamas,” they said.

The police also mentioned that during interrogation, Altamas confessed to his involvement in the attempt to murder Umair, along with his accomplices Faisal, Sameer, Amaan, and Fazil.

He revealed that the attack was in retaliation for a previous altercation. On the night of the attack, the group attacked Umair and fired upon him with a Pistol.

“Fortunately, Umair survived with his quick reflections. Afterwards, he managed to disarm Faisal and escape further harm, as the assailants had tried to fire more rounds of fire but failed. After the incident, the assailants went into hiding. The team is actively pursuing the remaining culprits to bring them to justice,” they added.