New Delhi: Two men were allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons on Friday in northeast Delhi, police said.
The deceased who have been identified as Khurvesh (40) and Kanchi (28), both were residents of Nand Nagri, said police.
"Police have apprehended one suspect, Ashu (25), and identified two accused persons who are absconding. Raids are being conducted to nab them," Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP) of Northeast, Atul Kumar Thakur said.
The DCP further said, police also seized a vehicle from his possession. Ashu works as a dealer of second-hand cars in the national capital, he added.
Police suspect that the cause behind the killing is personal enmity between Khurvesh and the accused persons who had a quarrel over the petty issue last year in Munshi Market at Nand Nagri.
Police revealed that Khurvesh's name was registered in 41 cases in the national capital and he is marked as a "bad character" in police records.
Police received information at 12:12 pm on Friday regarding the incident near a signal at Nand Nagri, the DCP said.
The victims were rushed to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital where they were declared brought dead.
The accused had fired seven to eight rounds at the victims, a senior police officer said. Thakur said it seems like a case of personal enmity.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code(IPC).
Several teams have been formed to nab the perpetrators and CCTV footage from nearby areas is being examined, they said.
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