A 25-year-old transporter was allegedly killed by three men on Friday afternoon near Sector-7 extension area. At the time of the incident the victim was going towards Sector-9 on his scooter, police said.
According to police, Ashish Puniya alias lala, a resident of Housing Board Colony near Sector-7, was a transporter. On Friday afternoon, he was going on his scooter for some work and when he reached Sector-4 and 7 road, three men carrying arms who were travelling in a tempo fired multiple rounds at Ashish and fled from the spot.
A bystander later informed the police and they took injured Puniya to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors, police said.
“We have registered an FIR under relevant sections of the IPC. The probe is underway the reason behind the killing is still uncertain,” Inspector Babu lal, Station House Officer (SHO), of New Colony police station said.