Man shot dead; 3 held

New Delhi, December 16

A 24-year-old man, Sunny Gautam, was allegedly shot dead by three motorcycle-borne assailants - Vishal (21), Gaurav (18) and Jai (18) - while he was walking near his house in northeast Delhi's Nandnagri, police said.

The incident took place on Saturday, police said, adding that the northeast district control room was informed at 10.29 pm. The caller informed police that his brother was shot at by someone in Kanchi Pura Chowk, Nandnagri, they added.

Police said the accused and Gautam had a fight three days ago over some petty issue following which they decided to retaliate. Investigations revealed that Gautam was walking near his house on Saturday night. Suddenly, the accused arrived on motorcycle and indulged in a fight with the victim following which they opened fire at him. Gautam was shot in head and was immediately taken to a hospital, where he succumbed, a senior police officer said.

A case has been registered and three men involved in the incident have been arrested, Atul Kumar Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) said. — TNS