New Delhi: A 30-year-old journalist was shot dead allegedly by a gym owner after an altercation between the two over playing loud music in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, police said today.
The victim has been identified as Hardeep Singh, who worked as the editor of a journal published by the Inter-University Accelerator Centre, an institute run by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Prior to that he worked as a video editor for Hindi news channel Live India, which he left a year back, police said.
The incident took place on Monday and according to the police, the accused, Rinku went absconding after allegedly shooting the journalist dead.
From preliminary investigation it has emerged that the altercation between the accused and the victim took place over the gym owner playing music too loud, the official said.
Mr Singh was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, following which a case of murder was registered, the official said.
A police team has been formed to nab the accused.
The victim has been identified as Hardeep Singh, who worked as the editor of a journal published by the Inter-University Accelerator Centre, an institute run by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Prior to that he worked as a video editor for Hindi news channel Live India, which he left a year back, police said.
From preliminary investigation it has emerged that the altercation between the accused and the victim took place over the gym owner playing music too loud, the official said.
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A police team has been formed to nab the accused.
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