Police said the arrested have been identified as Pramod Kumar and Ravi Sehdev. One of them is also accused of stabbing a constable with a knife.
"We received a tip-off that three thieves were fleeing on a motorbike in Aali Jungle area. Acting on the information, a team of police was deployed to nab the criminals. As police personnel tried to nab them, Pramod stabbed constable Udham Singh with a knife," DCP (Southeast) P Karunakaran said.
"The police later arrested two accused while the third one fled from the spot. The third accused, Rahul, is still at large," the DCP added.