A 22-year old youth was shot dead in a moving car allegedly by unknown persons near Berasia on Tuesday. The deceased was travelling with his two friends who escaped unhurt and reported the incident to police.
Police said the incident took place at around 5 am when the victim identified as Jagdish Gurjar along with his two friends - Jagmohan and Manglesh was shot near Bhojpura village by unknown miscreants. The friends took the victim to the Berasia and he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The two friends who escaped unhurt in the incident reportedly told the police that near Bhojpura village their car was intercepted and one bullet was shot at and that hit Jagdish in his back.
Meanwhile, police are not ready to buy the theory as there are several points provided by the escaped victims. In a moving car single shot was made and it perfectly hit the target killing the victim while the two escaped unhurt. The hole made by firing bullet could not be made by a moving car from a distance it is suspected that the victim was shot while the car was not moving.
SDOP of Berasia Shanu Aftab Ali said that the set of conditions described by the two friends of deceased are suspicious. However their claims could not be ruled out but all the aspects are being investigated and the killers would be nabbed soon. The victims were returning from Narsinghpur and where on their way back to Narsinghpur. The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and have started further investigation.