This Article is From Apr 26, 2019

Delhi Man Shot At After He Refuses To Share Cigarette: Police

A case of attempt to murder was filed and efforts were being made to identify the two men who were at large.

Delhi Man Shot At After He Refuses To Share Cigarette: Police

Amir Khan sustained a bullet injury to the right side of his chest. (Representational)

New Delhi:

A 23-year-old man was shot at allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne men after he refused to share a cigarette with them in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, police said on Thursday.

Amir Khan sustained a bullet injury to the right side of his chest. In his statement to police, Mr Khan said that he and his friend were standing near a shopping mall at around 9.30 pm on Wednesday when two unidentified men came on a motorcycle and asked him for a cigarette.

When he refused, the two men abused him which led to an argument. One of the two bike-borne men took out at a pistol and opened fired at Mr Khan, a senior officer said.

A case of attempt to murder was filed and efforts were being made to identify the two men who were at large, he said.

Last year in August, a 29-year-old non-teaching staff of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was allegedly stabbed to death while his cousin was injured, following a scuffle over asking directions to a cigarette shop.

In another incident in March last year, a 22-year-old computer designing student was stabbed to death allegedly by four men after he refused to give them a cigarette at the Netaji Subhash Place signal.
 

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