NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old youth was murdered on Sunday night at Kusumpur Pahari in Vasant Kunj North after he intervened in a scuffle involving one of his friends . The deceased has been identified as Ajay alias Mangal. He was rushed to the hospital but was declared brought dead. He received a bullet in his chest.
Police said that the brother of the deceased told them that they received a call from a friend as he picked up a fight nearby in Kusumpur Pahari area. Both Rakesh and Ajay rushed to intervene in the fight. However, when they reached the spot, the assailants outnumbered them and Krishan, Sumit, Deepak, Amit, Vishal and Saurabh started beating them with bricks.
The fight soon took an ugly turn when Krishan took out a pistol and shot at Ajay. Ajay was hit in the chest and was immediately rushed to the hospital. He was declared brought dead by doctors.
"We have identified the accused and have formed teams to nab all of them involved in the crime. A case under section 302/34 has been registered in this regard, said a senior police officer.