A 24-year old boy was shot dead by another in south-west Delhi's Malikpur village on Wednesday evening following an altercation.
Police said a group of boys were drinking by the roadside in the village when two among them had a scuffle and one of them identified as Monu, a resident of the village, shot at the other boy identified as Sachin lakhra, resident of Ranhoula village.
locals gathered at the spot and made a PCR call, after which lakhra was rushed to the nearby Rao Tula Ram Hospital and later shifted to Balaji Action Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police has registered a case of murder and have detained a few people for questioning, including Monu, his father and one Anil. No arrest has been made in the case yet.
Further investigations are on.