Fugitive opens fire after snatching cop’s pistol, caught after chase on Yamuna Expressway

Delhi cops with the accused. PIC/X/@Manojsi17166765

During his transit from West Bengal to Delhi, a fugitive criminal attempted an escape during a restroom break, injuring one policeman in an ensuing shootout before being apprehended after a brief chase on the Mathura stretch of the Yamuna Expressway, an official said on Thursday.

Waseem Akram alias Lambu, 29, who is wanted in a murder case in Delhi, allegedly snatched a service pistol from an officer and opened fire at the police team around midnight on August 11.

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