India, Sept. 21 -- Gunshots shattered the early morning calm of a residential area in Rohini's Sector 24 on Saturday, when police had a face-off with some local gangsters, three of whom were eventually arrested.

The confrontation took place while the gangsters were plotting to fire at the house of a Gau Raksha Dal member, they said.

Lallu alias Ashroo, 23, a resident of Mangeram Park and a known associate of the Gogi gang, and his close aide, Irfan, 21, received gunshot wounds in the encounter.

Two of the group managed to flee by scaling a wall near Rithala's Ganda Nala, an officer said. Police said the five men were planning to attack a gau raksha dal functionary, who had recently convened a 'Maha Sabha' after three people were allegedl...