A 28-year-old auto rickshaw driver was allegedly shot dead by two men at point blank range near his home at Geeta Colony in Delhi’s Shahdara district. The incident occurred on Tuesday night. Police suspect personal enmity behind the killing.
The deceased has been identified as Rohit, a resident of Block -10 in Geeta Colony who used to live with his wife and a child. “The incident occurred around 10:30 PM on Tuesday when the auto driver, who had gone to drop a passenger in A block of Krishna Nagar was returning back towards his home, two men on bike stopped him near his house in Geeta Colony and shot him in head,” said a senior police official.
“Police was informed by a passerby regarding the incident following which a team reached on the spot. Rohit had died on the spot. Initial probe suggest that due to some personal enmity he was shot. Entire incident was captured in a CCTV camera installed near the crime scene,” said the senior police official.
“A case has been registered at Geeta Colony police station. Police team is trying to identify the killers who were seen shooting at Rohit in CCTV footage. The body has been sent for autopsy. So far it seems a case of personal enmity but police team is investigating the matter with all angles,” said the senior police official.