Three people sustained bullet injuries while two others were injured due to stone pelting after a minor alteration over a plot broke out between two neighbours at Delhi’s Najafgarh Mitraon village on Monday night.
The injured has been identified as Sudarshan (41), Samar Singh, both brothers, Naveen (21), Amarjeet (25) and Satish (51), all residents of Mitraon village. Police said that they are being treated in the hospital and their condition is said to be in stable.
Police said that victim Satish and his nephew Naveen sustained severe head injury as both of them were hit by bricks, stone and wooden stick whereas victims Amarjit, Sudarshan and Samar Singh sustained bullet injuries. Police said that they have arrested the main accused Bijendra from Najafgarh area.
According to a senior police official, a police control room (PCR) call regarding a quarrel and firing was received at around 11.45 pm on Monday night.
Acting on the call, an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot.
When police team reached the spot, it was found that the injured have been shifted to Vikas Hospital in Najafgarh,” said the senior police official.
“During initial investigation, it was received that both, the assailants and the injured are neighbours who live in Mitraon village in close vicinity. They were engaged in a minor altercation and this minor altercation resulted into a physical fight following which one or two assailants fired upon the victims,” said the senior police official.
“The injured told the police that their neighbours Bhoop Singh, Bijender, Jai Bhagwan, came with sticks, bricks and some of them carrying fire arm attacked on them before fleeing away,” said the senior police official.
“A case has been registered under appropriate sections. The reason of dispute is being verified. So far, there is no evidence to see this quarrel as gang war,” said the senior police official adding that further investigation is going on.