A 62-year-old owner of an eatery in southeast Delhi’s lajpat Nagar was shot dead by four unidentified assailants (customers) late on Monday night following a heated argument with them over payment of bill. No arrest has been made so far as the attackers fled from the spot.
Pappu Vasudeo Masand, who ran a Sindhi Dhaba in lajpat Nagar’s Central Market, was shot dead around 11 pm.
“The brawl started over a bill of Rs 1,085, which according to the four persons, was overcharging. Soon it turned ugly when one of the customers abused the hotel owner, following which the eatery owner slapped one of them,” a police officer said.
“The four left the eatery after paying the bill but returned after half an hour with a gun and fired four rounds at the hotel owner of which two hit him in the chest,” said the officer. Masand was taken to Jai Prakash Narayan Trauma Centre where doctors declared him brought dead.
A police officer said their personnel deployed in the area noted the registration number of the white car in which the four people had arrived and an investigation is on to identify them. Police are also looking for the CCTV footage of the area.