In a kidnapping case gone awry, one of the four kidnappers who were trying to abduct a 42-year businessman in Outer Delhi’s Narela area was shot dead by his associate on Tuesday morning.
The incident in question took place around 8 am when four armed assailants in car tried to kidnap Ramesh Kumar, a sanitary and hardware businessman in the area. Kumar was walking towards his office when he was intercepted by the accused men. During their attempt the victim retaliated and one of the accused opened fire at him. Kumar turned his back and bullet accidentally pierced the head of another kidnapper Praveen (26), who died on the spot.
Soon after the incident the accused men fled the spot. Kumar told the police that he had no personal enmity with anyone. A case under appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Narela police station. The accused have been identified and a manhunt has been launched to nab them.