New Delhi, July 21: A youth had a close shave but his friend was killed when the teenage brother of his girlfriend, who was opposed to the relationship, allegedly shot at them in the Mangolpuri area in Outer Delhi. The incident, which took place on Tuesday, led to the arrest of the 16-year-old boy and his aide Manoj (22) on Thursday.
Pradeep and his friend Tinku were going to buy a TV remote when the accused allegedly fired at them. Tinku died on the spot while Pradeep escaped with minor injuries.
"Locals were angry as Tinku's two sisters will be all alone as their parents had already died. Pradeep was scared and initially did not co-operate with us but later he helped us," B S Jaiswal, deputy commissioner of police (outer), said.
Pradeep has told police that the girl told her that her brother was allegedly making plans to harm him, but he ignored her advice, Jaiswal said.
"The brother was very angry with Pradeep. The accused had warned Pradeep several times but he did not care. So they hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Pradeep and procured a countrymade pistol from Baghpat (UP)," he said.
