Three carjackers held

Three persons, who allegedly looted a car from a youth at NH-8 by holding him hostage at gunpoint inside his car and later shot at him, have been arrested, police said today.
The incident took place last night when the youth, Prashant Yadav (24), was driving his car and heading towards his office when a group of five men intercepted him near DLF Phase III in Gurgaon. They held a gun on him and forcefully took over his vehicle, said police.
They drove towards Delhi and soon crossed the border.
Yadav raised an alarm when he saw police officials at a picket which also diverted the attention of the car-jackers, following which Yadav managed to open a door and jump out of the car, they said.

Fearing that they could get caught, one of the accused fired a round and the bullet hit Yadav's leg.
Yadav still managed to raise an alarm and the policemen over the picket communicated that matter to the nearest police station in south Delhi, following which a hot chase began, police said.

The accused were intercepted in Vasant Kunj area by a police team who managed to overpower three of them, while the other two escaped.
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.