17-Year-Old Boy Shot in East Delhi: Revenge for Property Dispute Murder | Delhi News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy was shot in East Delhi‘s Geeta Colony by two men seeking revenge. The attackers allegedly held the boy responsible for the murder of their friends, two brothers. Police received a PCR call around 11 pm regarding the shooting of a boy in the Raja Garden area. The victim sustained gunshot injuries.“The boy went to visit his aunt in Rani Garden on his scooter around 8.30 pm.At approximately 9.15 pm, while returning, he was shot—once on the left side of his head and again in the upper abdomen. His friend, who also witnessed the incident, rushed him to the hospital in an auto-rickshaw,” police said.During the investigation, two suspects were apprehended, and the weapon used—a country-made pistol—was recovered. DCP (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said the attackers were close friends of the two brothers killed by the boy in September 2024 over a property dispute.The double murder was reported last year. On September 14, 2024, at 6.41 pm, police received information that a man was shot and was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He was brought in by his elder sister, who told police that local children informed her that her brother was lying in the street, bleeding. She rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.At the crime scene in Rani Garden, police recovered two empty bullet casings and two lead projectiles. While investigating, they discovered that the deceased’s elder brother was also missing. The house of the victims—located just 30–40 metres from the scene—was found locked from the outside.Noticing fresh blood flowing into a nearby drain, police broke the lock and entered the house, where they found the elder brother unconscious with a gunshot wound to the head. Police said during the inquiry, the juvenile suspect was apprehended. He claimed that his family rented the ground and first floors of the Rani Garden property from the victims’ father about 4–5 years ago, paying Rs 4 lakh as a security deposit. According to a written agreement, the family could reside there rent-free until the money was repaid. However, the two brothers later began pressuring them to vacate the property, which allegedly led the boy to commit the murders.