Two Youths Held For Killing Vegetable Vendor In Delhi's Dwarka

Two youths were arrested for allegedly killing a vegetable vendor on October 23 in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area.

New Delhi:Two youths have been arrested for allegedly killing a vegetable vendor in an extortion-related case in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area, police said on Monday. On October 23, a vegetable vendor, Samarpal (49), was shot dead by two armed assailants. An FIR was registered in the matter and a probe was launched, they said.

With the help of CCTV footage, the police identified the two attackers as Prashant (18) and Aman Siddiqui (19), a police officer said. During the investigation, the police discovered that Aman had attempted to extort money from vendors to maintain his monopoly. When Samarpal refused to comply, Prashant shot him, the officer said.

The weapon used in the crime has been recovered, the police said.