A double murder was reported in Delhi's Bawana area in the early hours of Sunday, November 15, after a man allegedly shot dead a 27-year-old following a quarrel and was then killed by the victim's brother in a retaliatory attack, police said. The two bodies were found within about 100 metres of each other near Pooth Khurd village.

Source: IANS (Nov 15)

According to police, information about a person sustaining a gunshot injury was received at Bawana police station around midnight on November 15. A police team rushed to the hospital, where Sachin, 27, a resident of Pooth Khurd village, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Source: IANS (Nov 15)

Investigators who visited the scene found bloodstains and three empty cartridges inside a cowshed belonging to the deceased's family. A wider search of the area led officers to a second body in an adjoining lane, about 100 metres from the first spot. The second deceased was identified as Sonu alias Pradeep, also a resident of Pooth Khurd.

Source: Nation Press (Nov 15)

Based on preliminary findings from CCTV footage and local enquiries, police said Sonu allegedly shot Sachin dead following a quarrel. Sachin's brother Naresh then allegedly caught hold of Sonu and killed him in retaliation. A police official said Naresh has been apprehended in connection with the second killing. These are police allegations based on the preliminary investigation; no court has made any finding in the case.

Source: IANS / Nation Press (Nov 15)

What is solid

  • Bawana police received information about a gunshot victim around midnight on November 15, and Sachin, 27, of Pooth Khurd was found dead with a chest gunshot wound at hospital — Delhi Police via IANS
  • A second body, identified as Sonu alias Pradeep of Pooth Khurd, was found in an adjoining lane about 100 metres away; bloodstains and three empty cartridges were found in a cowshed of Sachin's family
  • Police have apprehended Naresh, Sachin's brother, in connection with the killing of Sonu

What is only claimed

  • The sequence — that Sonu shot Sachin after a quarrel and Naresh then killed Sonu in retaliation — is the police's preliminary account from CCTV footage and local enquiries, not a court finding
  • The motive behind the initial quarrel has not been established; police say the investigation is continuing

Police said they are examining the full circumstances of the double killing and working to establish the motive behind the initial altercation. Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.