Two members of the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar-Virender Charan gang, allegedly tasked with eliminating stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqi and other high-profile targets, were arrested after a gunfight on Jaitpur-Kalindi Kunj Road here on Thursday, police said.

The accused, identified as Rahul, 29, from Panipat and Sahil, 37, from Bhiwani in Haryana, were intercepted by a team of the Special Cell’s Counter Intelligence Unit following specific inputs, they said.

When asked to stop, they allegedly opened fire at police, prompting retaliatory firing in which they were shot in the legs.

“A professional trap was laid after intelligence indicated the movement of the two shooters in the Jaitpur-Kalindi Kunj area. Considering the strong apprehension that they were armed and aggressive, our team moved

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