A 70-year-old Afghan refugee was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne men outside his house in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri area. A video of the incident also went viral on social media.

 The deceased has been identified as Attam Singh, a resident of Vikaspuri area.

According to Deepak Purohit, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, around 5.20 pm on Monday, the police received information about a firing incident near house number H-358, Vikaspuri, following which a police team was dispatched for the spot.

“Singh was rushed to the Sehgal Hospital on Outer Ring Road, where he was declared brought dead. He received a bullet injury on his head,” said the DCP.

“During initial investigation it was revealed that two men, wearing helmets, on a bike were seen near Singh's residence around the time of the incident. When the deceased stopped his car near his home, the pillion rider allegedly fired at him and subsequently, the duo fled the spot,” said the DCP.

“The post-mortem examination of the deceased will be conducted at the Deen Dayal Updhyay (DDU) hospital on Tuesday. Singh came to India from Afghanistan 28 years ago and settled here. He used to do "sewa" at a gurdwara at Anandpur Dham, Karala village,” said the DCP.

“He was a property dealer and used to deal in the sale and purchase of property near the gurdwara,” said police adding that his recent deals are being looked into. The younger son of the deceased runs a mobile phone shop at Gaffar Market.

“A case under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act was lodged at the Vikaspuri police station,” said the DCP.