New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Three men wanted in a recent murder case were captured by Delhi Police early Wednesday after a shootout in the national capital's Rohini area, officials said.

The three suspects wanted for a connection in a murder in the Shastri Park area were captured by the Crime Branch.

"The Shakarpur unit of the Delhi Police Crime Branch conducted a 'half-encounter' with three criminals in the Rohini area. The three were wanted in connection with a murder in the Shastri Park area of Delhi. All three sustained gunshot wounds to their legs," Delhi Police said in their statement.

When the suspects arrived at the location, the Crime Branch team ordered them to surrender but the suspects opened fire at the police personnel, trigger...