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  Metros   Delhi  11 Dec 2018  Road rage: Man shot dead after his bike touches car

Road rage: Man shot dead after his bike touches car

THE ASIAN AGE.
Published : Dec 11, 2018, 1:10 am IST
Updated : Dec 11, 2018, 1:10 am IST

Victim was on his way to a hospital to visit ailing relative.

Yogesh is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter. His wife is four months pregnant.
 Yogesh is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter. His wife is four months pregnant.

New Delhi: In a case of road rage, a 20-year-old man was shot dead by two men outside a 24x& store in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar area

The police said that the victim, identified as Yogesh Singh Dedha (21),   a resident of Chilla village in East Delhi, had a verbal spat with the accused as his bike brushed past their car while parking. Later, the victim went inside the shop to buy stuff and as soon as he stepped out of the store, the occupants of the car opened fire at him.

The victim had gone to buy some snacks at a convenience store in Acharya Niketan along with his cousin Aman and Golu on his motorcycle.

DCP (East) Pankaj Singh said that security guards at the convenience store and an ATM booth are eyewitnesses in the case. “The car driver went inside the store and returned with some snack. Yogesh got into an argument with the occupants of the car once again. Meanwhile, he picked up an iron rod from a nearby shop and smacked the glass on the driver’s side,” said the DCP.

This escalated the fight and the car driver opened fire at him multiple times before running away.

“We have recorded the statement of Golu, Aman, and other eyewitnesses. A manhunt has been launched to nab the duo accused,” the DCP added.

The decased along with his cousins left home around 8:30 pm to visit a relative who was admitted in the hospital and halted at the convenience store to buy some snacks, said a relative.

DCP Pankaj Singh said eyewitness in the case told the police that at around 11.30 pm, Yogesh along with two others were standing outside the shop near his motorcycle when a white colour car stopped just next to them. When the driver opened the door, it touched Yogesh and an argument broke out between Yogesh and occupants of in the car.

“The car driver went inside the store and returned with some snack. Yogesh again got into an argument with occupants of the car. In between, he picked up an iron rod from nearby shop and snacked the driver side window glass,” said the DCP

It escalated the fight between them and the car driver opened fire.

“He has been shot twice one at right thigh and another at abdomen. He was rushed to a hospital by his cousin but was declared brought dead by the doctors. A PCR call was made by the hospital,” said the police.

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