Delhi: Man foils robbery bid, shoots robber dead

New Delhi: An elderly man foiled a robbery bid in a shop in his neighbourhood in northeast Delhi's Karwal Nagar area by shooting at one of the robbers in the early hours on Saturday, police said.

A group of six robbers was trying to sneak into an electronics goods showroom at around 2 am. They tried to remove CCTV cameras of the shop that triggered a sensor and alerted shop owner Akash Jain who lived a few kilometres away, said a police officer.

Jain called Ashok Kumar, 55, who lives near his shop when alerted by the sensor. Kumar challenged the robbers who fired at him, he said.

He then went back to his house and brought his gun and fired at the robbers. A bullet hit one of them while others managed to escape, said the officer.

"The injured robber was later identified as Danish, 27, a resident of Welcome area. He was found to be involved previously in five criminal cases," he said.

Police took Danish to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. Three country-made pistols were found by the police from the spot. The gun used by Kumar has been taken for investigation purposes, added the officer.