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Armed robbers open fire in Delhi market, 1 killed

In a daring daylight robbery attempt, four bike-borne assailants Saturday shot dead a businessman and injured two others in one of the crowded markets of Sadar Bazar in New Delhi, police said.

Updated on: Dec 19, 2009 2:52 PM IST
IANS | By , New Delhi
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In a daring daylight robbery attempt, four bike-borne assailants Saturday shot dead a businessman and injured two others in one of the crowded markets of Sadar Bazar in New Delhi, police said.

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The incident took place around 11.30 am on Bhadurgarh Road in the busy Sadar Bazar market of central Delhi.

The bike-borne assailants had come to rob a businessman in the market but opened fire when they faced resistance from people around.

Nilesh Jain, 44, was killed in the firing while two others were injured, a police official said.

The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital.

Nilesh, who lived in Sarswati Vihar, ran a brass component business in Ahiran Gali (street) of Sadar Bazar.

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