A man was shot dead at an advocate's office in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri following a scuffle between two parties over a monetary dispute.
The incident took place on Sunday night when advocate Sushil Gupta called his client Zafrool and Syed Mukkim Raza, with whom he had a monetary dispute of Rs. 4,000, to his office. Raza along with Ankit, Mukim, Varun and Gulam Md reached Gupta's office. During the meeting, a scuffle broke out between the two parties. Upon hearing the commotion, locals gathered at the advocate's office, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Rajesh Deo said. Seeing the crowd, Varun took out a pistol and fired several shots inside the office. One of the bullets hit Anas Ahmad who was present there, he said. The injured was taken to Majidia Hospital where he was declared brought dead, he said. The public caught hold of Gulam and thrashed. He is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Trauma Centre, the DCP said.
A black creta bearing a Haryana registration number was found damaged by the public following the firing incident, he said.