New Delhi, May 17 -- Delhi Police cracked a well-planned conspiracy in which a tenant staged his own shooting to extort money from his landlord. In a swift operation, a joint team of PS Kotwali and AATS/North arrested three people, including the complainant himself.

According to the police, on May 10, around 10:30 PM, Avinash Kumar reported that an unknown person entered his rented house in Kucha Bulaki Begum, Cycle Market, Chandni Chowk, and shot him in the right thigh.

He was rushed to LNJP Hospital. Two empty cartridges were recovered from the spot, and a case was registered.

During the investigation, CCTV footage from over 200 cameras helped police track the suspect. They identified a white SUV and, through technical surveillance a...