New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Crime Branch of Delhi Police apprehended two wanted and absconding criminals following an encounter in the intervening hours of Sunday near the Urban Extension Road (UER-II) towards Qutab Enclave.

According to Delhi Police, the miscreants identified as Bharat alias Manni and Veeraz alias Virodhi were involved in more than a dozen cases and were active members of the Vinod alias Vicky Sanyasi gang.

The action came as a crackdown against gangsters making extortion calls and a surge in their activities relating to firing on victims to extort money.

As per the release, police received information through a secret informer about absconding accused persons wanted in a case linked to a firing incident in the limits of Po...