India, May 25 -- Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested three alleged sharpshooters linked to the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang and two suspected weapon suppliers in connection with a planned extortion firing at a clinic in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area.

Police said the accused were allegedly sent by gangster Kapil Sangwan to open fire at the clinic to threaten the owner for extortion. The planned attack, however, could not be carried out after the accused found a heavy public presence near the target location.

Three semi-automatic pistols, four live cartridges, and three mobile phones were recovered from the accused, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Narra Chaitanya of the Northern Range, Special Cell, said the arrests had...