Gangsters shot dead

MUMBAI, MAY 14. Three dreaded gangsters belonging to the notorious Abu Salem faction of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, were shot dead in an encounter with the police in Bandra, in north-west Mumbai on Friday night.

The police laid a trap after a tip-off that these gangsters were coming to meet some film stars and political leaders, sources said.

The police team spotted them near Palima building in Bandra and asked them to surrender.

The gangsters started firing and the police returned the fire, in which three of the gang members were injured seriously, while the fourth one managed to escape.

The three injured gangsters were rushed to Bhaba hospital in Bandra where they were declared dead before admission.

Police recovered two revolvers, one country-made revolver, four live cartridges and six empty cartridges from them, the sources said adding that the Bandra police have registered a case and further investigations are in progress.

- UNI

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