New Delhi: A shooter allegedly involved in a shootout at a car showroom in west Delhi was killed in an encounter with Delhi Police Special Cell near Shahbad Dairy area early Friday. The officers provided this information.

Ajay alias Goli was the sharpshooter of Portugal-based gangster Himanshu Bhau. An officer said H was traveling in a car and opened fire on the police team that stopped him.

A native of Rohtak in Haryana, Ajay was involved in a dozen cases registered under the Arms Act and attempt to murder in the state and Delhi. According to the police, he was also involved in the murder of a businessman in Murthal, Sonipat on March 10.

On May 6, Ajay, along with 27-year-old Mohit Ridhau, opened fire at a second-hand luxury car showroom in Tilak Nagar area. Seven people were injured when bullets hit glass doors and window panes.

The shooters had left a handwritten note containing the names of three gangsters – Bhau, Neeraj Faridkot and Naveen Bali.

Police had said that the showroom owner received a call from an international number and the caller demanded Rs 5 crore from him as "protection money".

Ridhau was later arrested from Kolkata.