A 55-year-old retired navy man was shot dead allegedly during a scuffle in west Delhi’s Dwarka area. Police said that the incident took place on Sunday night.
The victim has been identified as Balraj Deshwal. According to Santosh Kumar Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district, the incident took place at Dwarka’s Sector-23 area on Sunday night when the accused, identified as Pradeep Khokar, parked his car outside a building and came to the ground floor parking area where victim was sitting with his friend.
“Khokar started an altercation with Deshwal deliberately, which led to a scuffle and later fired a at the victim. The victim received injury on his mouth and he was declared brought dead at the hospital,” said the DCP. Police said that the accused owed around Rs 5 lakh to the victim. Deshwal, a retired navy officer, was involved in construction and also property broking, the DCP said, adding that the accused is absconding and police are trying to nab him.