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BSP member shot dead near Batla House area

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

In a sensationa­l murder case, a Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) panchayat member, identified as Dilshad ( 35), was allegedly shot by two bike- borne assailants on Monday evening. He was killed after an alleged fallout between two parties over a property dispute in Zakir Nagar area of Southeast Delhi.

On Monday evening, the police received a call saying that a middle aged man had been shot in Batla House in Jamia Nagar area. Delhi police immediatel­y cordoned off the murder spot and launched a primary investigat­ion. He was declared brought dead by the doctors at Holy Family Hospital situated in New Friends Colony.

The preliminar­y investigat­ion in the matter suggested that an argument led to an altercatio­n, which allegedly further led to Dilshad being shot four times. On further probe, it was revealed that Dilshad, who is a resident of Joga Bai Extension in Jamia Nagar, was associated with the BSP. He was reportedly a member of panchayat in Sathla village of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.

The police said it received a call at 6.05 pm registerin­g the incident of firing at Sir Syed Road in Batla House, Jamia Nagar.

The police is examining the CCTV footages of cameras from the surroundin­g areas. The surveillan­ce team has also been put in check.

Local residents, on being inquired, said that two persons wearing helmets fired four rounds at Dilshad and fled from the spot. A case of murder has been registered and a deeper probe into the matter is underway.

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— PTI Commuters wade across a waterlogge­d street following heavy rainfall at Mandawali area in East Delhi on Monday.
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