Shootout in Delhi: Four Wanted Gangsters from Bihar-Killed in Fierce Gun Battle with Police

A joint team of police from Delhi and Bihar killed four wanted gangsters from a Bihar-based crime syndicate, Sigma & Company, in a fierce shootout in northwest Delhi's Rohini Sector 32. The gangsters, responsible for contract killings and extortion operations in north Bihar, were intercepted by the police after a two-day operation that spanned multiple cities. The police claimed that the gangsters were planning high-profile hits to create fear ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

Key Takeaways:

• The slain gangsters were Ranjan Pathak, 25, Bimlesh Mahto, 25, Manish Pathak, 33, and Aman Thakur, 21, all from Bihar and part of the Sigma & Company crime syndicate.
• The police received information from Bihar Police on Tuesday that the four gangsters were in Delhi, and a five-member Bihar Police STF team was already in Delhi tracking them.
• The gangsters were allegedly plotting fresh attacks and spreading unrest through targeted killings and extortion in Sitamarhi, Sheohar, and nearby districts ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.
• The police recovered four semi-automatic pistols, one country-made gun, and more than two dozen spent shells from the scene.
• The gangsters fired at least 25 rounds, while the police responded with 15, and all four gangsters sustained bullet injuries and were rushed to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
• The police probe revealed that the group sought to dominate north Bihar's criminal landscape, and Ranjan Pathak had been "openly challenging" the police through social media and messages.
• The police are now probing where the group obtained their weapons and how they managed to move freely between Bihar and Delhi despite being on multiple wanted lists.

Sources:

• Hindustan Times, "4 gangsters from 'Sigma & Company' killed in Delhi shootout" (date not specified)
• Bihar Police, Bihar Government (date not specified)
• Delhi Police, Delhi Government (date not specified)

Statistics:

• The gangsters fired at least 25 rounds during the shootout.
• The police responded with 15 rounds.
• The police recovered four semi-automatic pistols, one country-made gun, and more than two dozen spent shells from the scene.
• All four gangsters sustained bullet injuries.
• The police declared the gangsters dead at 3.15am at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital.
• The Bihar Police had placed a Rs.50,000 reward on Ranjan's arrest, and Rs.25,000 each for the others.