New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Four wanted criminals, allegedly involved in multiple cases of extortion-cum-murder in Bihar and planning a major operation ahead of the assembly elections there, were killed in a shootout with police in Delhi’s Rohini in the early hours of Thursday, officials said.

The operation was carried out jointly by Delhi Police and Bihar Police.

Those killed were identified as Ranjan Pathak (25), Bimlesh Mahto alias Bimlesh Sahni (25), Manish Pathak (33) and Aman Thakur (21), all residents of Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Surender Kumar, said at a press conference.

The accused were part of a gang named ‘Sigma & Company’ which was involved in a series of murders for extortion and contract killings, a senior police officer said.

The gang

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