Three arrested, murder plan foiled

Police today claimed to have foiled a murder plan after arresting three persons, including a rape convict, who was absconding after jumping parole.

Ankit (23), Chand (30), and Amit (22) were arrested on Wednesday while going to Badli from Shalimar Bagh in a car, they had snatched at gun-point from Dwarka. They were allegedly going to murder Ankit's uncle Bhag Singh over a property dispute, a police official said.

A country-made pistol and live cartridges were seized from their possession. Chand, a convict in a kidnapping and rape case, was sentenced to seven-year jail term, but was absconding after jumping parole, the official said.
 

The gang was involved in at least seven robberies in northwest and outer Delhi areas, police said.