# Five held for Nandu gang extortion plot in southwest Delhi 2026-08-17T10:21:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested five alleged shooters linked to the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang for plotting a firing at a clinic in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area as part of an extortion racket. Three semi-automatic pistols, four live cartridges and three mobile phones were recovered from the accused. According to police, the gang, operating from abroad, hired shooters from Punjab to target the clinic. The accused, Abhishek, Sahil and Harshdeep from Amritsar, and Karan and Aman from Kaithal, were arrested on March 20 after a recce in February. Police said the attack was aborted due to heavy crowd presence. Separately, the Times of India reported a related incident: Crime Branch arrested two other shooters on Wednesday for firing at a businessman in Najafgarh on August 16, also linked to Nandu and Canada-based gangster Gopi Lahoria. Two pistols and seven cartridges were seized, and the attack was tied to a rivalry with the family of slain wrestler Ballu Pehlwan. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Millennium Post focuses on a pre-emptive bust of an extortion plot, emphasising police success in disrupting the gang. The Times of India reports a subsequent shooting attempt, highlighting gang rivalry and transnational links with Canada and the UK. Both frame police action as effective, but Times of India adds detail on the target's identity and the shooters' recruitment via Instagram. A careful reader notes that while Millennium Post presents the plot as thwarted, Times of India shows the gang remains active. Watch for further arrests or legal proceedings as the investigation continues. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 neutral - millenniumpost.in (pro government) Foregrounds police success in disrupting gang network - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight reporting on arrests with no editorial slant This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-19T16:12:01+00:00. Tags: Abdul Nautiyal, Chhawla, Delhi Police, Kapil Sangwan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/special-cell-nabs-5-sharpshooters-in-nandu-gang-plot-to-fire-at-delhi-clinic/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/special-cell-nabs-5-sharpshooters-in-nandu-gang-plot-to-fire-at-delhi-clinic/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/