A 27-year-old youht was shot dead on early hours of Tuesday who tried to stop a person for brandishing weapon and abusing people in East Delhi’s Kalyan Puri area. The deceased has been identified as Jaspal, a resident of the Kalyanpuri area.
"Two men came to Kalyan Puri on a bike and the pillion rider Guddu was brandishing pistol and abusing people in the locality. Meanwhile, Jaspal came there and asked them that what they were doing there and why they have been abusing people in the locality," said a police official. "Jaspal caught hold Guddu, who was having a weapon. Guddu fired a bullet at Jaspal and tried flee from the spot but was caught by the nearby people and handed over to police. However, Guddu's associate fled from the spot," said the police official.
"Jaspal was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. During interrogation, Guddu said that he had given around Rs two lakh to a person who lives in Kalyan Puri and came to the area for taking his money back. He was abusing when Jaspal came there and after an argument ensued between them, he fired a bullet," said the police official.