New Delhi, July 12 -- Delhi Police's Rohini District Special Staff has arrested three shooters associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who were planning a targeted killing, officials said on Sunday.

According to the Delhi Police, the accused shooters were receiving information through a network based abroad, following which they were allegedly planning to execute the crime. The arrested persons were also wanted in several criminal cases in Delhi and had previously carried out targeted shootings, police said.

Last week, two alleged shooters linked to the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi-Hariram (Harry) Boxer gang, wanted for the murder of gym owner, were killed in a police encounter in Bahadurgarh, Haryana. The Delhi Police Special Cell, in...