Delhi: BJP worker shot dead in Mayur vihar phase-3

An officer said a case has been registered, and added that eyewitness have told the police that the man was shot at least four times by some unidentified people on a bike outside his house in Mayur Vihar Phase-3.

A 42-year-old local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was shot dead in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar on Wednesday, police said.

Police said they were checking footage from the nearby CCTVs to identify the culprits. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

An officer said a case has been registered, and added that eyewitness have told the police that the man was shot at least four times by some unidentified people on a bike outside his house in Mayur Vihar Phase-3.

The incident came to light when a police team patrolling in the Pocket C area of Mayur Vihar Phase- 3 spotted a crowd and learnt that a man had been shot there. He was taken to a hospital by local residents in a private car, where he was declared brought dead by the doctors, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (east) Priyanka Kashyap identified the deceased as Jeetu Chaudhary. He was reportedly a worker of the BJP unit in Mayur Vihar, and ran a construction business.

“The victim has been shot by unknown miscreants at around 8:15 pm today,” the DCP said, confirming that a case of murder has been registered against unknown people.

Police said they were checking footage from the nearby CCTVs to identify the culprits.