Watch: 3 criminals fire at residents while trying to rob house at Noida's Sector 39; 2 held

In a shocking incident that has been reported from Uttar Pradesh's Noida, a group of miscreants were seen entering a house for a robbery and then open firing at public when surrounded. The incident took place in Sector 39 area of city on March 9. A video of the incident has emerged on the internet.

Viral video shows shocking ordeal

In the video surfaced on Twitter, one can see three men jumping off a wall in an attempt to get inside a house in broad daylight. Soon people who were around started yelling at them to stop them from trespassing, to which they responded with open firing. As soon as the criminals started firing, the public got scattered and looked at them as they went into the house for robbery.

Two accused held, third one absconding

The local police took swift action after the incident was reported. Two accused identified as Taj Mohammad and Naushad were held in an encounter with the police. Illegal weapons and jewellery were also recovered from the accused after the arrest. The third one is absconding, while police is at his search.

"2 accused, who were trying to escape after committing the incident of theft in the houses, were arrested during the police encounter, stolen jewelery and illegal weapons were recovered from their possession," said ADCP Police Station Sector-39 Noida.

Further investigation in the case is underway.