Minor Caught in Deadly Delhi Shooting, Nephew; touched the feet of the victim before the crime | Delhi Latest News

New Delhi, A minor was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in a shooting incident in Shahdara’s Farsh Bazar area on Diwali night in which a man and his teenage nephew were killed and his 15-year-old son injured, police said. .

According to police officials, a minor, a distant relative of the victim, stated during interrogation that he had an argument with Akash Sharma involving ₹70,000, which led him to hatch a plot to kill him.

According to the police officer, the accused, who is about 17 years old, hired the shooter to commit the crime.

A CCTV footage purporting to be of the shooting incident that surfaced on social media on Friday shows one of the two accused touching Akash Sharma’s feet before the other opened fire on him.

The video shows Akash along with his nephew Rishabh Sharma and son Krish celebrating Diwali near their house in Bihari Colony when the two accused arrived there on a scooter around 8:00 pm.

One of the cyclists touched Akash’s feet, while another, masked and holding a bottle, stood nearby. Suddenly, a man in a mask started shooting, according to video surveillance footage.

The gunman started running away, continuing to fire at Rishabh and Krish, who were chasing him.

The three injured were taken to hospital where Akash and Rishabh were declared brought dead while Krish was undergoing treatment, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Prashant Gautam said the juvenile accused, a distant relative of the victim, has been arrested.

“During the interrogation, he said that he had a financial dispute regarding ₹70,000 with Akasha. The investigation is still on and we are trying to nab the shooter,” the DCP said.

The officer said that Akash was supposed to return the money to the accused but avoided his calls and messages.

According to the family of the deceased, they fought with the accused and his relatives over property and money.

Akash’s mother Shashi told reporters that they have been receiving threats for the past few days. “The day before, he came to our house with a package of sweets. Since his family is at enmity with us, we avoided him,” she said.

“I lost my husband because of this family. Now my son and grandson have also been killed,” said Shashi.

Another police officer said Akash used to run a cosmetic shop near his house and had been taken to court several times for gambling. Akash’s brother also has several criminal cases registered against him but was not present at the time of the incident.

The police noted that the testimony of the family members was recorded and a team was formed to arrest the shooter.

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