Following the investigation, police identified and apprehended the three accused. They were produced in court and remanded to two days of police custody.

During the remand period, Zaheer led the police to Yamuna Khadar to recover the weapon used in the crime. While the recovery operation was underway, he tried to snatch a service pistol from a police officer and escape.

A scuffle followed, and police fired a single shot, hitting Zaheer in the right leg, officials said.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that they had been hired by Sachin alias Golu, a bookie, to intimidate a man named Bunty Arora. Arora had allegedly refused to pay Rs 30 lakh in extortion money, police said.

On Golu’s instructions, Zaheer and his associates fired at Arora’s residence.

They also confessed that they had been instructed to open fire at two bars in East Delhi. However, they were arrested before carrying out the attack.

Police recovered a pistol with two live cartridges, a motorcycle used in the crime, and a mobile phone from the accused.

All three have previous criminal records, Zaheer has been involved in six cases, Farukh in nine, and Salman in six, officials said.

Further investigation is ongoing to trace the main conspirator, Sachin, and identify other members of the gang, police added.