India, April 2 -- Two men were arrested late Tuesday night after failing to stop at a police checkpoint leading to a chase and shootout in Kaushambi, during which one suspect was shot in the leg. Upon interrogation, the duo confessed to murdering a 25-year-old Delhi resident over a cab fare dispute on March 28, police said.

The suspects, identified as Zeeshan Ansari, 22, from Khoda and Ale Navi, 27, from Simbhaoli in Hapur district, were stopped by police during routine checks at a culvert in Kaushambi. "When we asked them to halt, they attempted to flee, abandoned their Maruti Suzuki Swift, and opened fire at the police. In retaliatory fire, Zeeshan was shot in the leg, and Navi was nabbed soon after," said Abhishek Srivastava, ACP of I...