India, Jan. 20 -- Two police personnel were stabbed while overpowering an armed criminal during an operation in outer north Delhi, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Ravi alias Panchi, 38, a resident of Shahbad Dairy area, was arrested with a knife and a loaded country-made pistol, they said.

The injured, Head Constable Kuldeep and Constable Neeraj, who suffered multiple stab injuries, were rushed to a nearby hospital, and their condition was stated to be out of danger. DCP (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said Panchi is a listed bad character of the area with more than a dozen criminal cases to his name.

The incident occurred on the evening of January 17 when the two personnel were on routine patrol near Gupta Colony in ...