An off-duty Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death by three people in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri area on Saturday. Later in the day, police arrested two accused and the third suspect was killed in an encounter, ANI reported on Sunday.

Delhi Police constable Kiran Pal was killed by three people after he stopped them while riding a scooter. The three men initially threw stones at the constable to avoid arrest, but when Pal managed to stop them by putting his bike in front of their vehicle, the accused allegedly stabbed him, according to PTI.

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Hours after the attack, police launched a search operation and arrested two accused, Deepak Max and Krish Gupta, on Saturday. The main accused, identified as Raghav alias Rocky, opened fire on the cops to avoid arrest. However, he was injured after the police reacted in self-defense. Raghav was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

“Around midnight, the suspect was identified and the police personnel instructed him to surrender. The suspect deliberately opened fire at close range at the police party. In emergency response, the police team responded, resulting in the suspect sustaining gunshot wounds. He was taken to ESIC Hospital, Okhlawhere he died due to the injuries sustained in the police action,” ANI quoted Delhi Police as saying.

The prime accused in the Delhi police constable Raghav’s murder case went into hiding Sangam Vihar. Acting on specific information, teams of NDR from Special Cell and Narcotics Cell of South East District went to the area connecting Sangam Vihar and Surajkund Road late on Saturday night, police told PTI.

The police initially asked the accused to surrender but he however opened fire on the police personnel, who responded in self-defence and injured the accused.

“He was immediately rushed to ESIC Hospital, Okhla, where he died,” the police said.

The police have seized two cartridges from the deceased accused. No police were injured in the encounter. Constable Kiran Pal was murdered by the three after he started investigating them while the trio were riding a scooter.