Man shot dead by 2 bike-borne assailants in Shahadara

Shahadara: A 27-year-old man with a criminal background was shot dead in Delhi’s Naveen Shahadara over a recent altercation, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place outside a sweets shop in the Naveen Shahadara and police received a PCR call around 11.09 pm.

A police team rushed to the spot and found that the victim, Gagan Aahi, a resident of the area, who is a listed bad character (BC). He had a gunshot injury to his right temple and was taken to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.

Preliminary inquiry revealed that two bike-borne assailants allegedly opened fire at Aahi.

One of the accused has been detained along with the motorcycle suspected to have been used in the crime. A search is underway for the second shooter, they added.

According investigators, the motive appears to be linked to a recent altercation between the victim and the two accused. “They had gathered for a patch-up meeting when the situation escalated,” a senior police officer said.

A case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act has been registered and further investigation is underway, police added.

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