Delhi Police raids hotels, targets criminals amid rising shooting incidents

In the wake of rising incidents of firing by criminals to demand extortion money and due to gang rivalries, the Delhi Police has issued directions to local police to start checking hotels and guest houses for suspicious persons and verifying local outlaws.

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Delhi has witnessed several cases of contract killing and shooting outside showrooms and businessmen houses by outlaws at the behest of jailed or foreign-based criminals, according to police sources.

The police headquarters has issued directions to the local police to start checking guest houses and hotels to verify the credentials of the guests staying in their properties. The police have also started verifying local criminals, bad characters (BCs) and juveniles staying in their areas.