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Accused Identified in Delhi’s Kalkaji Shooting Over Money Dispute

Police plan to arrest the identified suspect following recovery of empty cartridges from the crime scene

Delhi Police

Overview

  • Manav Singh, 20, was shot three times near Kalkaji’s DDA Flats Mini Market on June 21 after a heated argument over money and is receiving hospital treatment
  • Delhi Police have registered a case under relevant sections and say they have zeroed in on the alleged shooter who will be taken into custody soon
  • Investigators recovered empty cartridges at the site shortly after the incident, according to DCP South East Hemant Tiwari
  • AAP Delhi Chief Saurabh Bharadwaj visited the locality and blamed the BJP government for a perceived rise in violent crime across the capital
  • The Kalkaji attack follows other high-profile shootings and murders in Delhi in recent months, intensifying debate over the city’s law and order situation