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16-Year-Old Arrested After Old Delhi Shooting of Elderly Man Over Property Dispute

Police say a long-running ancestral dispute within the family triggered the attack.

Overview

  • The juvenile was apprehended near Press Club Road in Kamla Market a day after the Tuesday morning firing in Chandni Mahal’s Turkman Gate area.
  • Officers recovered a pistol with two live cartridges reported to have been used in the offence, according to DCP (Crime) Vikram Singh.
  • The elderly victim was taken to LNJP Hospital and is reported to be stable under medical care.
  • A case has been registered under attempt-to-murder provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with charges under the Arms Act.
  • Investigators are probing the role of associate Sameer Malik, while police say the juvenile has prior involvement in serious cases in Dabri and Alipur.