In order to take revenge on a petty issue, three persons allegedly shot dead a 24-year-man just 500 meters away from his residence in Northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagri area on Saturday night. All the accused persons have been arrested, said police.
The victim was identified as Sunny Gautam (24) and the accused persons have been identified as Vishal (21), Gaurav (18) and (Jai). Police revealed that they were all residents of Nand Nagri.
According to police, a police control room (PCR) call was received at around 10:30 pm on Saturday. The caller informed police that his brother was shot at by someone in Kanchi pura Chowk, Nandnagri, police said.
“The victim was shot in the head and was rushed to the nearest hospital where he was succumbed to his injuries. A case has been registered and the three men involved in the incident have been arrested,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
During investigation, it was revealed that the victim Gautam was walking near by his house on Saturday night at about 10.15 pm, when three bike-borne miscreants arrived on the spot and confronted him. They reportedly got into an argument, following which, the accused persons shot him, said the DCP.
Police said that Gautam was shot in the head he was taken to a hospital nearby where he succumbed to his injuries. “The three accused persons fled the spot but were arrested soon after. They lived in the same block along with the deceased and often fought among themselves,” said a senior police official.
Subsequently, during interrogation, police disclosed that the accused persons and the victim had a fight three days ago over some petty issue following which, they decided to take revenge. “The weapon used in the commission of crime was recovered,” said the DCP.