Two Held in Shoot-Out After Stabbing US Man

Two 20-year-old men, who allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old US national for resisting their bid to snatch his Indian friend's iPhone, were arrested after a shoot-out at DDA Astha Kunj Park near Nehru Place in south Delhi early Sunday morning, police said.

- Karn Pratap Singh

NEW DELHI:

They exchanged six rounds of fire and both the accused were shot in their right leg, police said, adding that two officers were also shot but were unhurt due to their bulletproof vests.

The victim, US national Ara-dome Bela Khan, underwent treatment in a hospital and is out of danger, police said.

"We received a complaint early Thursday morning from a private hospital in New Friends Colony. Khan was admitted there with injuries after being attacked in the forearm with a knife by two men. Khan's Indian friend later shifted him to a higher medical facility in Sarita Vihar. So we went to the hospital and met the woman," said Hemant Tiwari, deputy commissioner of police.