Two arrested for liquor shop robbery in Paharganj; special cell cracks Vivek Vihar firing

New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly shooting and stabbing two salesmen during a robbery attempt at a govt liquor shop in central Delhi’s Paharganj on Sunday night, police said.

The accused entered the shop at RG Complex around 10.15 pm. When the staff resisted, one opened fire while the other attacked a salesman with a knife.

DCP (central) Rohit Rajbir Singh said, “Four rounds were fired, three of which misfired. One salesman, 37, was shot in the chest, while another, 34, suffered stab injuries. The assailants also snatched a wallet containing around Rs 1,500 and identity documents before fleeing.”

A beat constable shifted the injured men to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment. Following CCTV analysis, the accused — Monty, 24, and Harsh Gola, 24 — were tracked to Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh and arrested, police said.

In a separate case, the special cell arrested a 19-year-old man and apprehended a juvenile for allegedly firing outside a hotel in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar earlier this month.

Police said the masked assailants fired four rounds outside a hotel on the intervening night of May 20 and 21 before fleeing. The accused were identified as Ajay, 19, and a child in conflict with law.

DCP (special cell) Narra Chaitanya said the duo were intercepted near the Ghazipur Paper Market on May 23 following a tip-off that they would be arriving there to meet an associate. “During the search, one semi-automatic pistol and two live cartridges were seized from Ajay, while another pistol and two cartridges were recovered from the juvenile,” he said.

Investigators said the firing was linked to a billing dispute at the hotel’s club earlier this month. The accused and their associates later decided to target the hotel to intimidate the management. On the night of the incident, they allegedly arrived on a scooter and fired multiple rounds at the entrance before escaping.

Ajay was previously booked in an attempt-to-murder case at Farsh Bazar police station last year.