30-year-old shot, his friend injured in east Delhi road rage

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old man was shot dead while his friend was severely injured in a road rage incident near V3S mall in east Delhi on Wednesday night.
Police said that Somesh Chhabra and Shivam Dua got into an argument with two men on a scooter over driving slowly in the middle of the road. The accused fled after the incident.
DCP (east) Jasmeet Singh said that cops received a call at 9pm when Chhabra and Dua were admitted to a private hospital with bullet injuries.
The duo — both residents of Jagatpuri — had gone to Connaught Place for dinner in Chhabra’s i20 car. They received a call from another friend Rahul, who asked them to meet him near the V3S mall for a chat.
As they reached the mall and were pulling over two men on a scooter — who were riding ahead of them — refused to give them way due to which Chhabra got into an argument with the men.
Dua told cops that the men then stopped in front of their car and asked Chhabra to step out. They started slamming on the windshield. Suddenly, one of the men pulled out a pistol and opened fire at them. Seeing the weapon, Chhabra tried to drive away but lost control of the vehicle and hit the divider, Dua said. The shot brushed past Dua’s neck and hit Chhabra on the head. The two men then ran to their scooter and fled.
By this time Rahul, along with some passersby, rushed to the spot and took the injured men to a hospital where Chhabra died during treatment on Thursday. Cops scanned CCTV footage of the area in which the accused were seen fleeing. A manhunt has been launched to arrest them.