A juvenile was apprehended by the Delhi Police from Uttam Nagar for allegedly sharing a video of firing on social media. The accused juvenile was apprehended on Tuesday and one country-made pistol, along with one live round, recovered from his possession.
According to Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district, a video went viral on social media recently where a youth was seen firing at a house.
"In the alleged video, the accused was threatening a person after firing at his house in Uttam Nagar area. During investigation, police got a tip-off and apprehended the juvenile from Kali Basti Road near Uttam Nagar Bus Terminal," said the DCP.
According to the sources, he was first apprehended in November 2018 for firing outside a house.
"The juvenile made an extortion call to a family in Dwarka for establishing his supremacy in the area and when he did not get the desired response, he shot dead a woman of that family on January 1," said the sources.
"However, he again made another ransom call on January 4 but was apprehended on January 7 and sent to juvenile home. The accused was released from juvenile home in May and made the alleged video in June," the sources added.