21-yr-old shot dead in road rage case

A 21-year-old man was shot dead and his elder brother injured after they were shot at on Tuesday morning by unidentified men who apparently lost their temper when the victim did not give way to their car.

Pawan (30) and his brother Pradeep were on their way on a motorcycle from Baprola village towards Kanjhawla, the police said.

The incident was reported to the police on Tuesday morning.

When they reached near Ranikhera T-point at Ghewra Kanjahwla Road, a silver-coloured Verna came from behind. The driver of the car honked at them to give way. The driver of the car asked them to give way, they said.

However, Pradeep could not give them side since there was a pit on the road. This delay probably angered the car driver who overtook Pradeep’s motorcycle.

The driver of the car started quarrelling with Pradeep and another occupant of the car came out and started firing indiscriminately at the brothers.

Hearing gunshots, locals rushed to the spot but the accused fled by the time people gathered there.

The two brothers were rushed to a nearby hospital and from there they were referred to Baba Saheb Ambedkar hospital, the police said.

Pradeep was declared “brought dead” there while his brother is undergoing treatment.

During investigation, it has been found that the accused who attacked the two men in Kanjhawla were in a silver-coloured Verna.

The man, who was shot dead in Dwarka on Monday night, was also killed by men who were in a Verna car.

This has led the police to suspect that the perpetrators in both cases could be the same.

A manhunt has been launched to nab the accused and to ascertain whether the accused are the same in both the cases.