In yet another incident of road rage in the city, a 25-year-old man was allegedly shot dead at East Delhi's New Ashok Nagar area on Sunday night. The incident took place around 10:30 am after the victim's SUV brushed against the vehicle of the accused.
The deceased, identified as Deepak Bhadana, a farmer who owned an agricultural land in Faridabad in Haryana, was allegedly shot dead after his Innova hit a Ford Endeavour SUV. Bhadana was returning home after attending a nephew's wedding in Kondli village on Sunday. Bhadana, along with five relatives, had hired an Innova car.
Talking about the incident, a relative said when the group reached the Timber market at the Dallupura village, their vehicle allegedly brushed against Yashpal's vehicle, following which the duo entered into an argument.
He said, "When the vehicles brushed against each other, Deepak allegedly got out of his vehicle and started arguing with the driver of the other car. It was evident that the driver was in an inebriated state.
He said that when Deepak went back inside the vehicle, the driver of the other vehicle, who was allegedly Yashpal, pulled down his window, took out a revolver and hit point blank at Deepak.
Sighing the relative added that, "There was no chance that Deepak could have survived. He was hit in the head behind his ear. He died on the spot. The accused fled in his vehicle before anyone could stop him,"
Sources said that a team of local police arrested the accused, Yashpal Singh (28), from Noida Sector 25 on Monday. Yashpal fled the crime spot in his SUV, bearing Uttarakhand's registration number, said sources.
Talking to the Pioneer, the relative Deepak got married five months ago. He was the sole earner in his family. His father had expired over two years ago.
He said that Deepak, who was the elder among five siblings in the house, took up the responsibility of looking after the rest of the family after his father died. He arranged the marriages of his two sisters. He was also taking care of his two brothers' education.
Police said that they have registered a case of murder at the New Ashok Nagar police station. Police teams were formed and Yashpal was finally arrested after establishing the ownership of the SUV he was driving.