Delhi: A man who was an accused in a 2021 murder case and had been released on bail in October 2026 was shot dead late on Monday night in the Wazirabad area of north Delhi, in what police describe as an alleged revenge killing. Delhi Police said on Tuesday that the alleged shooter and one associate have been arrested.
Source: ANI
The shooting took place at around 11 p.m. on Monday near Gali No. 14 in Sangam Vihar, Wazirabad, close to Divine Hospital, police said. The victim, identified as Ravi, sustained two bullet injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital by an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV). He succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning.
Source: The Tribune
What police say happened
According to police, Ravi was drinking with some acquaintances on Monday night, including Kamal Goswami, a resident of JJ Colony in Wazirpur. The group was sitting in a car and talking, and when Ravi stepped out of the vehicle, Goswami allegedly opened fire on him with a pistol before fleeing the spot, police said.
Police said Ravi was an accused in a 2021 murder case registered at the Netaji Subhash Place police station in north-west Delhi, and had been released on bail in October 2026. Investigators said Goswami was reportedly a friend of the person killed in the 2021 case and allegedly held a grudge against Ravi — the suspected motive police are working on. That motive remains an allegation at this stage and has not been tested in court.
Arrests and recoveries
After the shooting, police launched a manhunt and arrested Kamal Goswami and an associate named Monu, both residents of Wazirpur, police said. The pistol allegedly used in the crime and the white car allegedly used by the accused to escape have been recovered.
Police said further investigation in the case is underway. Awaaz Punjab will update this story if police release the formal case details or the accused are produced in court.
The killing of a murder-case accused who was out on bail, allegedly by a friend of the earlier victim, underlines how old case rivalries can spill back onto Delhi's streets years later — and why bail-period monitoring and witness/victim-family grievances remain a recurring policing challenge in such cases.