Delhi man killed after 50 bullets fired at his SUV in gang war fallout: Cops

The DCP identified the dead man as Anchil, a resident of Karala village, and said he was travelling in his black Scorpio in Ladpur village on Wednesday night when a group of men targeted him.

Released from jail recently in an attempt to murder case, a man travelling in his Scorpio car was gunned down by a group of men who fired at least 50 bullets at him in outer Delhi’s Kanjhawala on Wednesday night, said SD Mishra, deputy commissioner of police (Rohini district).

Released from jail recently in an attempt to murder case, a man travelling in his Scorpio car was gunned down by a group of men (HT Photo)

The officer said that the murderous attack seemed to be the fallout of a gang war.

The DCP identified the dead man as Anchil, a resident of Karala village, and said he was travelling in his black Scorpio in Ladpur village on Wednesday night when a group of men targeted him.

“We believe the attackers too were travelling by a Scorpio. At least 50 rounds were fired. It seems to be the fallout of a gang war,” said Mishra, adding that efforts to identify and arrest the killers have begun.