New Delhi, . A 22-year-old youth has been shot dead in Delhi’s Shastri Park area following a dispute over some issues. Police have confirmed this.
The deceased has been identified as Mustaqeem, who was a resident of the same area. He used to work as a salesman in a garment shop located in Chandni Chowk.
According to the police, PCR received a call at 1 am on Tuesday in which it was said that a youth was shot dead. After receiving the information, the police immediately reached the crime scene.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Joy Tirkey said, “Mustakeem was shot on the chest, after which he was immediately taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, where he was declared dead by the doctors. After this, his body was referred to GTB Hospital for a post-mortem.””
Initial investigation revealed that Sohail Khan (22), resident of New Seelampur, and Mustaqeem had decided to meet a girl named Ishrat at around 12.30 in the night.
The DCP said, “Mustaqim and Sohail were friends. Four years ago, Sohail married Ishrat and now they have a daughter. However, they both got divorced in 2023. Ishrat worked as a bar girl in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad. “Works at ‘The Bang Bang Bar’.”
Now Irshat wanted to marry Yasin, who is a resident of Chauhan Bangar.
“On the day of the incident, Yasin received the news of Sohail and Mustaqeem meeting Ishrat, which led to the confrontation,” the DCP said.
Yasin shot Mustaqeem three times.
DCP said, “Empty shells and one live shell of 7.65 mm have been recovered from the incident site. Yasin is still away from the police’s custody. However, the police is continuing its efforts to arrest him.”
