Shopkeeper tries to foil robbery bid, shot

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Shopkeeper tries to foil robbery bid, shot

Saturday, 22 February 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

A 47-year-old provision store owner was shot dead allegedly by unidentified persons while he was trying to avert a robbery bid in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area. The incident occurred on late Thursday night.

The deceased has been identified as Ravi Kumar Singhal, a resident of Dera village.

According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, a police control room (PCR) call was received regarding a firing incident at Fatehpur Beri area on Thursday at around 10:15 pm.

“Acting on the call an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot. On spot it was revealed that Singhal, a grocery shop owner, had sustained a bullet injury. His helper Bhagwan Dass, a resident of village Dera, also got injured in the incident,” said the DCP.

“One empty cartridge was recovered from the spot. Singhal was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. He sustained a single gunshot wound,” said the DCP.

“Dass statement was recorded and he stated that on Thursday night around 10 pm, Singhal closed his store and kept a bag containing cash on the stairs. Meanwhile, three people came there on a bike. One of them took the bag from the stairs and started running. When Singhal and Dass ran to chase them, one person fired a bullet at Singhal. They also hit Dass on his head and fled,” the DCP said. “A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act has been registered at Fatehpur Beri police station and investigation is underway to nab the accused persons,” the DCP added.

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