Delhi Riots: Gunman Shahrukh, Who Opened Fired At Cops, Arrested In UP

The Delhi Police arrested a 23-year-old, identified as Shahrukh Khan, who allegedly fired 8 rounds in Maujpur in front of a cop.

New Delhi| In a major development, the man, identified as Shahrukh, who was seen brandishing a gun and pointing it at a police officer from a point-blank distance during the riots in the Jaffrabad area of northeast Delhi has been arrested from Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

The man had been absconding ever since his images and videos were flashed across television and social media last week. While police claimed last week that he had been detained, it later emerged that he was still absconding.

The man was caught on camera pointing a gun at a police officer who stood his ground and confronted him. He was also seen firing several rounds as stone-pelting continued between two groups.

The Delhi Police has said that it will be addressing a press conference over the arrest later today. As many as 45 people lost their lives and over 250 were injured in the communal clashes that gripped northeast Delhi last week.

The Indian Express reported that ten teams of the Delhi Police, including the Special Cell, were formed to arrest him four days after his images went viral on social media.

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The Indian Express cited the police as saying that Khan’s father, a local drug peddler, has been arrested several times and was under the scanner of local police. As per the IE report, Khan is also a close relative of criminal Irfan alias Chhenu Pehalwan (35), who is currently lodged in jail.

At least 43 people have lost their lives and more than 200 injured in the violence that unfolded in Maujpur, Jafrabad, Babarpur, Yamuna Vihar, Shiv Vihar, Bhajanpura, Chand Bagh, Ghonda, among other areas in northeast Delhi from Sunday.