A man with speech and hearing impairment was shot dead on Tuesday night for allegedly refusing to sell grocery items on credit to a local customer.
The deceased has been identified as a 26-year-old Vinod Kumar, a resident of North-East Delhi’s Seelampur.
“A local youth Salman would frequently purchase from our shop on credit. Salman visited our shop on Saturday, but my brother refused to oblige as he was yet to pay an outstanding bill of Rs.300,” said Kamal.
That led to a quarrel. “I intervened and separated the two after which Salman walked away threatening to kill my son,” said Kaur.
Around 9.30 p.m., the brothers went for a walk after dinner. According to Kamal, they were suddenly confronted by Salman.
“Abusing my brother, Salman pulled out a country-made pistol and shot my brother above his left eye. My brother collapsed on the ground.” Kamal alleged.
Kamal immediately took his brother to the local Jag Pravesh Hospital. Vinod, however, was declared brought dead.
Once they received the body for cremation, the family and their friends took to the nearby GT Road to protest with the body. Alleging the local police’s laidback attitude, they refused to budge until senior officers arrived and convinced them of swift action in the case.