A 35-year-old man was shot dead by his rivals right near his village in South-West Delhi’s Chhawla area, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Vijay Kumar. Senior police officers of the South-west said that a case has been registered and investigation is underway.
The incident took place around 10pm in the Ghuman Hera village where Vijay lived with his family. late on Sunday night, he received a call from an unknown number, asking him to come outside his house.
Sources said that Vijay is a criminal and several cases of molestation and sexual assault are registered against him. However, his family claimed that Vijay was a cable operator.
On Sunday night, when Vijay went outside, two to three persons, all unidentified, allegedly started arguing with him. Within a few minutes, the accused whipped out their pistols and fired on him.
Police said that Vijay suffered three bullet injuries, one at his eye, one at his head and the other in his stomach.
It was only when a local found Vijay lying in a pool of blood at an isolated spot a few metres outside the village and informed the police.
Police said that they have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at the Chhawla police station.
They are scanning the CCTV footage of the vicinity to establish the exact sequence of events. Sources said that police have identified a few persons and are questioning them.