With the arrest of three persons and seizure of weapons from them, police today claimed to have busted a gang of highway robbers active in Delhi-NCR.
Three country-made pistols, three live cartridges, two stolen bikes and a truck were recovered from their possession, police said.
Javed, Aslam and Yusuf, all aged between 25 and 32 years, were arrested in Masuri area of the district late last night, they said.
Acting on a tip-off that the accused were heading towards Masuri, police laid a trap. Following a brief gun-battle between the accused and the police, they were finally arrested.
According to the police, the accused would loot loaded trucks at gunpoint and flee from the spot.
The miscreants have committed several loots on highways across Delhi-NCR by adopting this method, they said.
Interrogation of the three was on to get some leads about their accomplices and hideouts, they said.
