Armed robbery accused arrested after shootout near Delhi's Badarpur Flyover

New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): A joint team of the Delhi Police Special Task Force (STF) South-East District of Delhi and Pul Prahladpur Police arrested a wanted robber, identified as Himanshu (23), after a brief shootout near Badarpur Flyover Park in the national capital on the night of October 25, officials said on Sunday.
According to the police, the accused, Himanshu, son of Shailender Singh and a resident of Sanjay Camp, Dakshin Puri in the national captial sustained a bullet injury in his right leg during the exchange of fire. He was immediately shifted to Safdarjung Hospital for treatment.
Police recovered one semi-automatic pistol (.32 bore) with two live cartridges and four empty cartridges: two fired by the accused and two by the police team.
"The accused was wanted in an armed robbery case of PS Pul Prahladpur wherein he, along with his associate Kaushal, had robbed a Domino's delivery boy on October 22, 2025. The video of this robbery had gone viral on social media," police said.

"Accused Himanshu has a criminal history of three previous cases of kidnapping and robbery/snatching. He was released from jail in June 2025 and had become active again in street crimes," police added.
A case under appropriate sections of law has been registered at Badarpur police station.
Officials further said that swift and courageous action by the joint team of STF/South-East District and PS Pul Prahladpur led to the apprehension of the desperate and armed criminal within 72 hours. (ANI)