In yet another incident of road rage, a 35-year-old man was shot dead by two men following an altercation after his car grazed their scooty in Geeta Colony near Shahadara in Delhi on Monday late night. Police are scanning the CCTV footage of the nearby areas to identify the killers who are at large. This is the second such incident reported from the Trans Yamuna area of the National Capital during last 24 hours.
The deceased has been identified as Sushil Chauhan, a resident of Bhagat Singh colony in Usmanpur area.
Sushil parent’s alleged that he was killed by one of his friend travelling with him in car. Refuting the family allegations Meghna Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara district said the case is of road rage and in initial investigation no personal enmity angle was found.
According to a senior police official, the incident took place around 11 pm on Monday when Sushil, along with his five friends including three women, was on his back to home when at Sai Chowk in Geeta colony a scooty coming from wrongside of road allegedly brushed Sushil’s car following which argument broke out between them. Following the heated argument one of the two men on scooty took out a gun and shot Sushil,” said the senior police official.
“Sushil was shot in thigh. His friends took him to nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Doctors said he died due to excessive bleeding,” said the senior police official.
“A case of murder has been registered on the statement given by deceased friends. A police team is scanning CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity and its adjoining areas. It appears that the accused persons came from the nearby areas. There are certain leads and the same are being investigated to bring the killers to book,” the senior police official added. Earlier, a 21-year-old biker, Yogesh Chaudhary, was shot dead by two men following an altercation after his motorcycle grazed their car in Acharya Niketan near Mayur Vihar Phase-1 in East Delhi in the wee hours of Monday. He was shot five times. The accused are still at large.
A police officer said the modus operandi in both the incidents is the same and police teams are working to nab the killers. “Two incidents of the similar nature in a short span is a cause of worry and we are working to identify the criminals”, he added.