24-year old man shot by neighbour in Delhi

A 24-year-old man was shot at allegedly by a neighbour while he was partying on terrace of the building with his friends in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.

New Delhi: A 24-year-old man was shot at allegedly by a neighbour while he was partying on terrace of the building with his friends following an argument between them over creating noise in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday, police said, adding they were informed at 12 am about a man being shot by his neigbhour after scuffle.On reaching the spot, police learnt that the injured was taken to Fortis hospital by his family members and the accused Neeraj is at his flat on third floor, a senior police officer said.

Neeraj was nabbed from his flat. A case was registered and the pistols used in the crime which was procured illegally was recovered from his possession, he added.Investigations revealed that Mohit was partying on the common terrace of the building with three other friends.Neeraj's wife came to the terrace and asked Mohit and his friends not to create noise following which Mohit and Neeraj's wife had verbal argument, the officer said.

Meanwhile, Neeraj also came to the terrace and an argument broke out between him and Neeraj following which he left the terrace and returned with pistol,theofficeradded.Mohit Chabra suffered two bullet injuries on his head. His condition is critical and is undergoing treatment at Fortis hospital in Vasant Kunj, he said.Mohit, owns a gym in Vasant Kunj and Neeraj who owns several properties in the area used to also deal in mobile business. He used to often brandish his pistol and often fired shots in the area, police said.

(With inputs from PTI)