50-yr-old killed

“Suddenly, the two men dashed towards the man and it looked like they were trying to snatch the bag flung on his shoulder. Before we could react, I heard sound of a gunshot. TI saw the two men running away. Their backs were bent as if they were trying to avoid being captured by CCTV cameras,” Abhishek added.

Narendra Kumar, a cigarette shop owner there, said Singh hadn’t immediately realised he was shot. “I told him he there was blood on his back. His colleague then took him to a hospital in an auto-rickshaw,” said Kumar.

The victim’s two sons are in jail in an attempt- to-murder case and were scheduled to appear in Rohini court on Wednesday, the DCP said, adding that the police were investigating if there was a link between the incident and the case.

Delhi Police records show that cases of snatching have increased by 413% in the last five years. Earlier this month, snatchers in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar attacked three women in separate cases over four days, tearing their ear lobes to pull out their earrings. In an interview to HT in December, police commissioner Amulya Patnaik had said that rising cases of snatching were the force’s biggest worry. start this facility near the prison headquarters. Guests will follow the routine of a regular prisoner during their stay.we will also check the antecedents before allowing any visitor. The final plan is ready, and we will roll it out soon,” said a jail officer.

With over 15,300 inmates, Tihar, located in west Delhi, is the most populated prison in India.