Police say the incident took place late Tuesday evening (Representation)
New Delhi:
A 22-year-old man was reportedly shot dead by three unidentified men aboard a two-wheeler as he tried to prevent them from snatching his cell phone in Dayalpur, northeast Delhi, the police said on Thursday. police.
The victim, identified as Mois, is a resident of old Mustafabad and works at a barbershop in the area, they said.
The entire act was caught on CCTV cameras installed in the area, police said, adding that they were trying to identify the accused.
Police said the incident took place on Tuesday evening.
When the victim was sitting outside his house, the three masked men arrived there on a two-wheeler. The men tried to snatch his cell phone from him, but when he resisted, they shot him.
The accused, however, managed to take the cell phone and quickly fled the area, police said.
Mois was shot in the stomach and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. He is declared out of danger and will be released soon, a senior police official said.
A case was registered under section 392 of the IPC (punishment for robbery), 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or serious injury) and other sections of the law on weapons, he added.
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