2 petty criminals held, Delhi cops claim fidayeen attack foiled

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police may have just prevented a fidayeen attack by two petty criminals, or so they claim. They intercepted the two criminals near old police headquarters, and while one of them fired at the cops, the other took out a live hand grenade and tried to pull the pin but was overpowered.
The duo, one of them identified as Krishan, were arrested by Delhi Police's Special Cell from Ring Road near Sarai Kale Khan on Wednesday night.An officer said the Special Cell team intercepted the two and asked them to surrender. "Krishan fired at the team but the officials were not injured. The other accused took out a hand grenade from his bag but before he could pull the safety pin, he was overpowered by our team," the officer added.
A hand grenade, a pistol and five live cartridges were seized from them and an investigation is underway, the officer further said. The duo claimed to be working for Canada-based gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala, who is wanted by National Investigation Agency and Punjab Police.