A 36-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne assailants in northeast Delhi on Tuesday night.
“The deceased identified as Imran, was killed by unidentified bike-borne assailants at Durgapuri Chowk. He was a resident of Shahdara and had a business of iron rods,” said Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North-East district.
“A Police Control Room (PCR) call was received around 12.35 am on Wednesday regarding the incident following which an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) rushed to the spot,” said a police official pricy to investigation.
“Imran was rushed to nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.”
“A case under appropriate sections has been registered and an investigation has been initiated,” said the police official.
“Initial probe suggests that on the night of the incident when Imran reached, Durgapuri Chowk, two masked bike-borne assailants opened fire at him. They fired upon him till his death on the spot,” said the police official.
“Police have detained a suspect and are questioning him. Police teams have been formed who are trying to collect CCTV footage of the incident to ascertain the sequence of events and identify those involved in the incident,” said the police official adding that Imran was also found involved in three cases including murder and attempt to murder registered in Delhi.