Shoot-out in Gzb after argument

A 30-year-old man was killed after two teams opened fire at each other following a trivial incident — the door of a car parked on a roadside brushing against another car — at Vasundhara locality of Ghaziabad late on Sunday night.

According to police, three persons — the deceased Amandeep Dhillon, his cousin Amandeep Singh and friend Amit Bainsla — had gone for dinner at a roadside dhaba in Sector 4 at around 9.30 pm. They parked their Swift car next to a Honda City, in which Sanjeev Singh, resident of Rajendra Nagar in Ghaziabad, and his friend Prince, resident of Vasundhara, were seated.

According to police, Sanjeev and Prince were under the influence of beer they consumed in the latter’s office, at the time.

“When they opened the door, it brushed against our car and we objected. They entered into an argument and soon started beating us. Both of them took out pistols and fired. One bullet hit Dhillon and he fell down. Another bullet brushed against Bainsla’s chest and he was injured. Dhillon died on the way to hospital,” Amandeep Singh.

Prince is into property business and has his office just across the road where the incident took place. Police have booked a case for murder and attempt to murder against Sanjeev and Prince. They have arrested Sanjeev, while Prince is absconding.

“We have recovered two used cartridges from the crime scene. But only one belonging to Sanjeev was recovered. He holds an arms licence from Uttarakhand, but we have to find if he had permission to use it in UP or not. If not, he will be booked under the Arms Act. Prince is absconding,” said Anil Kumar Yadav, circle officer (Indirapuram).

The deceased and kin were also into property business. They were on the way to a friend’s house at Sector 3, police said. Dhillon and Singh hail from Kapurthala and Bainsla from Faridabad.

Meanwhile, Sanjeev, who was arrested by the police, sustained 21 stitches on his head said it was the other team who had fired first and he and Prince had retaliated in self defence.

“I don’t know who fired the shot which led to the death. They started the altercation, and beat me up with rods causing injuries on my head. I fell unconscious and a PCR van took me,” he said.