The Delhi Police has arrested three men for opening fire at a man for allegedly refusing to give them “beedi”.
The accused have been identified as Vivek, Dinesh and Vikas, all aged 23 and residents of SS Nagar in Wazirpur Industrial Area.
According to Vijayanta Arya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), northwest district, the incident took place on the intervening night of October 14-15, when 35-year-old Mithilesh was going to a Sabzi Mandi in Keshavpuram along with his helper Rajkumar and another person after loading potato in his truck.
“On the way, he parked his vehicle near Azadpur Flyover to pass urine but when he boarded in his truck, one person asked them for a “Beedi”. When he denied and started his vehicle, the accused called his two accomplices and one of them fired a bullet on his helper Rajkumar which hit on the left side of his stomach. Thereafter, all three persons fled away from the spot,” said the DCP.
“The injured was immediately taken to hospital by police and a case was registered at Ashok Vihar police station. Using technical surveillance and local intelligence, all the three accused were identified. Subsequently, team conducted raid on the basis of specific inputs and nabbed Vikas from Green Belt Park, Railway Line in Ashok Vihar,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation, he confessed his involvement in crime along with his associates. On his instance, his associates Dinesh and Vivek were also arrested from Wazirpur Industrial Area, she said.
Both Dinesh and Vivek were running in judicial custody in a 2016 murder case registered at Ashok Vihar police station and were released on parole three months ago, the DCP said, adding that one pistol and two live cartridge were recovered from the possession of the accused.