New Delhi, June 18 -- The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested two wanted criminals allegedly involved in the murder of a man in Northeast Delhi following a brief exchange of fire during an operation, officials said.

According to Delhi Police, a man identified as Rashid was shot dead on June 15 in the area of Dayalpur Police Station due to an old gang rivalry between the Anwar Thakur-Harun gang and the Naseem gang.

During the investigation, the Crime Branch identified and tracked two wanted accused, Aatif and Ismail, both residents of Northeast Delhi and allegedly associated with the Anwar Thakur gang. The two were wanted in connection with the murder case.

Acting on specific inputs, a police team laid a trap on the Usmanpur...