New Delhi, July 19 -- In a joint late-night operation, Delhi Police apprehended two notorious members of the Irani gang after a brief exchange of fire near Indraprastha Park. The accused, Murtaza Ali alias Damar (38) and Siraj Ali (40), both residents of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, were intercepted by a coordinated team from Hazrat Nizamuddin Police Station and the Special Task Force (STF) of South-East Delhi on the intervening night of July 18 and 19.

The police recovered two sophisticated pistols of .32 bore, six live cartridges, and a stolen Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle from their possession. The duo had reportedly travelled to Delhi with the intent to commit robberies in the national capital and adjoining NCR regions, officials said.

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