A 19-year-old, who was earlier arrested in Arms Act and was released a month ago from prison, was shot dead at Narela on Monday evening.
According to police, the deceased identified as Arman was a resident of Bankner Basti in Narela. “We had received a call on Monday late evening regarding the gun shot in the area. A team had rushed to the spot where they found Arman lying on the ground. He was immediately rushed to hospital where he was declared brought dead,” said a police official.
“The deceased was released from the prison a month ago. He was earlier arrested on the charges of arms act. During our investigation we came to know that someone known to the deceased had called him from his home and he along with few others was consuming alcohol in a vacant plot in the area,” said a police official.
“He was shot in head. The family has given few names they suspect had killed him. All the suspects are absconding. We are even searching for the people who were with him at the time of crime,” said a senior police official.
“We are investigating the matter with all angles, including the angle of gang war. The body of the deceased is sent for post mortem. We have registered a complaint and further investigation is going on,” said a senior police official.