RK Puram police station had received information that two wanted criminals would come to the RK Puram police station area. After this, the police laid a trap. As soon as the two criminals were seen coming, the police challenged them to stop them, but the criminals opened fire on the police party. In retaliation, the police shot one of the criminals in the leg and overpowered him and also caught his accomplice. Both the criminals are wanted in many cases including robbery. More than a hundred cases are registered against him. The encounter began at 3:30 a.m. when police received information about the men roaming the RK Puram area. Several weapons were recovered from the arrested criminals, identified as Sanjay alias Darinda, a resident of Sarojini Nagar, and his accomplice, Sonu, a resident of Sultanpuri, Uttar Pradesh. Sanjay alias Darinda is the man who set houses on fire after committing burglaries.