Property dealer shot in outer Delhi

A 24-year-old property dealer was shot by an unidentified assailant in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar area on Sunday night, police said.

A 24-year-old property dealer was shot by an unidentified assailant in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar area on Sunday night, police said.

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The incident was reported around 8pm when the victim, identified as JP Bhardwaj, was participating in a religious ceremony and is understood to have been surrounded by at least a hundred people.

“There was a religious ceremony taking place at an empty plot in Prem Nagar, which was owned by Bharadwaj, when the assailant fired a shot at him and ran away. He was rushed to the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” said a senior police officer requesting anonymity.

Police have registered a case at the Aman Vihar Police Station and are investigating the matter.