New Delhi, July 10, 2026: The upscale neighborhood of Sushant Lok Phase-2 in Gurugram turned into a battlefield in the early hours of Friday, July 10, 2026. A fierce, midnight gun battle broke out between the Gurugram Police Crime Branch and heavily armed criminals. By the end of the heavy exchange of gunfire, four alleged shooters belonging to the notorious, foreign-based Deepak Nandal gang were killed, and another was critically injured. The operation also left three brave police personnel wounded in the line of duty. Over 60 rounds were fired during the brief but intense encounter, shattering the calm of one of the city’s most affluent residential areas and highlighting the growing menace of cross-border extortion rings targeting local businessmen.
The gun battle erupted when the police intercepted five gang members who had arrived at the residence of a prominent local businessman. The primary target was Vishal Berry, a well-known property dealer and the son of the founder of SGT University. According to senior police officials, Berry had been under immense pressure, receiving repeated extortion calls and threatening voice notes from international phone numbers. The caller, who identified himself as the fugitive gangster Deepak Nandal, had demanded protection money running into multiple crores. When these financial demands were not met, Nandal allegedly ordered his local hitmen to execute a high-profile strike to terrorize the family into compliance.
The Midnight Confrontation
Acting on precise intelligence and a tip-off from the police control room regarding a suspicious Mahindra Scorpio SUV roaming the area, multiple Crime Branch teams had already laid a discrete trap around the businessman’s residence. The suspects, traveling in a rented black Scorpio sourced from Rohtak, arrived at the spot and immediately began an aggressive assault. Investigators revealed that the criminals barged toward the property and opened fire indiscriminately, pumping around 40 rounds into the house. Inside the home, Vishal Berry, his wife, and their domestic staff huddled in terror as bullets shattered window panes and tore through the walls. Fortunately, no one inside the residence sustained injuries.
As the firing was actively underway, the surrounding Crime Branch units closed in on the vehicle. Led by senior officers, the police cornered the SUV and used loudspeakers to command the occupants to throw down their weapons and surrender. Instead of complying, the shooters shifted their focus to the police party. They unleashed a barrage of bullets with sophisticated, foreign-made firearms in a desperate attempt to break through the security cordon and flee the scene.
Casualties and Recovered Arsenal
The retaliatory firing by the Gurugram Police was highly precise. In the heavy crossfire, all five criminals inside the Scorpio sustained severe bullet wounds, and the vehicle itself was riddled with bullet holes. The police immediately rushed the injured men to a nearby private super-specialty hospital. Doctors declared four of the suspects dead on arrival. The fifth suspect, identified as Shivam, a resident of Gurugram’s Kota Bas area, survived the shootout but remains under heavy police guard in critical condition at Medanta Hospital.
The operation, however, came at a cost to the law enforcement team. Three Crime Branch personnel suffered bullet injuries during the retaliatory attack. They were swiftly evacuated from the line of fire and admitted to a medical facility, where senior doctors are closely monitoring their recovery. Following the shootout, top brass including Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Hitesh Yadav and DCP (East) Sandeep Kumar rushed to Sushant Lok to oversee the situation and secure the area.
A massive search of the encounter site and the intercepted vehicle yielded a large cache of illegal weapons. Forensics and Scene-of-Crime Science Laboratory (FSL) teams recovered five pistols from the possession of the gangsters, including three highly sophisticated, foreign-made weapons. Heavy police deployment remains in place across Sushant Lok Phase-2 as technicians meticulously gather evidence, document ballistic trajectories, and map out the crime scene to construct an ironclad legal case.
Who is Gangster Deepak Nandal?
Deepak Nandal is a wanted, high-profile fugitive who is currently believed to be operating his criminal syndicate from a foreign base. Over the past few years, the Deepak Nandal gang has rapidly expanded its footprint across Gurugram, Delhi, and surrounding areas in Haryana. The network specializes in identifying wealthy targets—ranging from real estate developers and university officials to popular entertainment figures—and using international virtual numbers to issue terrifying extortion threats.
This is not the first time the gang has made headlines for violent extortion attempts. In September 2025, five armed hitmen linked to Nandal opened fire indiscriminately at a builder’s office in Sector 45 near the Millennium City Centre Metro Station, firing over 30 rounds and damaging luxury vehicles to enforce a ransom demand. Earlier in 2026, the Special Task Force (STF) arrested multiple Nandal shooters following an encounter on Faridabad Road connected to a shooting at the showroom of designer Mayank Chawla. Furthermore, investigators have linked Nandal to threatening calls received by prominent public figures, including Delhi-based singer Mohd Asif, popularly known as Bismil, and associates of singer Rahul Fazilpuria.
State Response and Ongoing Crackdown
The elimination of four active shooters in a single night marks one of the most significant and high-profile police encounters in Haryana in recent times. The state police have issued a stern warning to organized crime syndicates operating within their jurisdiction. Officials emphasized that while the identities and exact criminal histories of the deceased shooters are still undergoing formal verification, the department will maintain a zero-tolerance policy against any elements attempting to establish a reign of fear.
The Gurugram Police are currently working alongside central intelligence agencies to trace the international digital footprint of Deepak Nandal’s communication channels. Local authorities plan to expedite diplomatic and legal channels to issue a Red Corner Notice against Nandal to block his financial pipelines and push for his extradition. For now, the successful rescue of the Berry family and the recovery of sophisticated illegal firearms have provided temporary relief to the city’s business community, even as security forces remain on high alert to neutralize any remaining sleeper modules of the gang.
To gain a deeper understanding of the ground reality and see the immediate aftermath of this intense operation, you can watch the Gurugram Police Encounter Visuals. This video features live on-the-scene footage and official statements detailing how the late-night shootout unfolded against the Deepak Nandal gang.