NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old man was shot dead in west Delhi's Mundka area, police said on Thursday.
Narender alias Nandu — a resident of Mundka village — was having alcoholic drinks with his friends when the incident took place.
Police got information on Thursday at 3.12am regarding a man having been shot dead at Jai Dayak's plot in Ghewra Industrial Area, PTI quoted police as saying.
When police reached there, they found Narender lying in an unconscious condition on a bed in a room and blood was oozing from his nose and head, deputy commissioner of police (Outer) Harendra Kumar Singh said.
One live cartridge and one empty cartridge were also found on the bed, police said.
The statement of eyewitness Krishan (35) was recorded.
Krishan stated that on Wednesday, he, along with his friends Narender and Sukhbir, was drinking around 11pm when another man, a friend of the deceased, joined them, police said.
Suddenly, he took out a pistol from his pocket and shot Narender in the head.
He bolted the room from outside, leaving them inside the room, police said.
The crime and forensic teams inspected the spot.
The body was taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, police said, adding that legal action is being taken.
