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Jaipur: 22-year-old man shot dead in Pratap Nagar, 1 arrested

JAIPUR: A 19-year-old youth shot dead a 22-year-old man while trying to ‘demonstrate' his gun in Pratap Nagar on Tuesday.

Police identified the accused as Rohit, a resident of Sawai Madhopur district. Police said the accused shot dead Rinku Meena late night Monday.

Pratap Nagar SHO Bhajan Lal said the weapon belonged to Rohit. He has been booked for murder, and under the Arms Act for keeping illegal firearms.

"Rinku inquired to Rohit about how the weapon works. He took the gun out and pulled the trigger," Lal said.

Rohit fled from the scene after the incident but was arrested before he could leave the city.

The victim was a native of Sawai Madhopur district. He had come to the room of Bharat Lal Meena in Sector 25 of Pratap Nagar.

"Rinku arrived at Bharat's room shortly after 10pm. Bharat shared the room with three others. Rinku requested food. Some of the people inside the room went to the kitchen when Rinku received a phone call from a person called Ajay," said an officer.

Ajay came to the room with his friend Rohit. While other people were standing outside the room, Rohit and Rinku were inside.

"The others claimed they heard gunshots and rushed inside. They found that Rinku had been shot and took him to the hospital," the police said.

A special search operation began immediately after the incident to track down Rohit. Teams fanned out in different directions.

"We suspect the accused had procured the illegal weapon through somebody else. Efforts are also underway to ascertain if the accused was part of some illegal smuggling racket," said an official.

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