The incident occurred in Shahdara’s Farsh Bazar area
New Delhi:
A man and his nephew were shot dead by two men while they were celebrating Diwali outside their residence in Delhi’s Shahdara on Thursday. One person has been detained in the case, the police said.
The incident, which was caught on CCTV, occurred in Shahdara’s Farsh Bazar area around 8 pm.
In the video, the man, 44-year-old Akash Sharma, his nephew, Rishabh Sharma (16), and son, Krish Sharma (10), were seen bursting firecrackers on the narrow road outside their house.
A man is then seen coming on a two-wheeler and touching the feet of Mr Sharma, while another stands there. Seconds later, the other man fires about five rounds of bullets at Mr Sharma, killing him and injuring his son.
As his nephew ran after the shooters, he was also shot dead.
Police said it seemed to be a case of personal enmity.
