Delhi Police has arrested two men for allegedly killing a man in South Delhi's Gautam Nagar area. Police said that they have also recovered two country made pistols, used in commission of crime, from the possession of the accused.
The accused has been identified as Deepak Kumar (31) alias Kallu and Himanshu Kumar (24) alias Hunny, both residents of Gautam Nagar.
A 27-year-old man, Shivam Pandey was shot dead in South Delhi's Gautam Nagar area early on Monday. The deceased was in jail from 2016 till 2021 in connection with a murder case. Pandey came out on interim bail due to Covid-related guidelines.
Police said that a case under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 25/27 Arms Act was registered at Hauz Khas police station and investigation was taken up.
"During scanning of the CCTV footage near the incident area, police team found that Shivam along with his friends came at around 2:40 AM at the house of Sanjeev in Gautam Nagar area and when he was talking to Sanjeev, suddenly four persons came from inside his house and started firing upon Pandey," said Benita Mary Jaiker, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district.
"Shivam was also chased and the accused continuously fired upon him until he fell on the ground. When Shivam was lying on the ground, one of the people also fired three rounds on his head just to ensure his death and then they went away towards Gulmohar Enclave," said the DCP.
"Police received specific inputs that two out of four suspected people would come to their houses in order to take money following which a trap was laid and Deepak and Himanshu were apprehended," said the DCP.
"During interrogation, it was revealed by the accused persons on the intervening night of February 27-28, at around 11:30 PM, were near Yusuf Sarai, Chane Wali Gali when Shivam called Deepak in an insulting manner following which a hot argument was there between them," said the DCP.
"Deepak called his friends Ankit, Himanshu and Hansraj and they started fighting with them. During the scuffle, Pankaj hit Dishu and Hansraj hit Shivam with a stick and they sustained some injuries and after that, they ran away from there," said the DCP.
"Later, Shivam called his colleagues and assembled near Chane Wali Gali and on the other hand Deepak, Pankaj, Himanshu, Ankit and Hansraj with Vijay Pal gathered at another place in Gautam Nagar area, where they came to know them that Shivam along with some boys came to Deepak's house and they were searching him in the area," said the DCP.
"After knowing that, Deepak brought two pistols from his house with some live cartridges while Himanshu bring one pistol with some live cartridges from his house. Deepak shared his plan with Sanjeev, who gave his consent to them and sent to his house's roof to wait for Shivam," said the DCP.