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29-yr-old man dies in midnight shootout

Police are scanning the CCTV footage from the mall and other cameras to ascertain the number of the car in which the accused fled

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A post midnight revelry turned ugly for three friends as one of them was shot dead after a shootout in a case of suspected gang rivalry in East Delhi. Two men driving in a car opened fire near the V3S mall in East Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area killing Vishal Suri who worked as a property dealer in the area and also had a criminal background, police said.

Police said there was an exchange of fire. Police are scanning the CCTV footage from the mall and other cameras to ascertain the number of the car in which the accused fled.

According to the police the incident took place around 1am when Vishal along with two of his friends had set out to eat parathas from a street vendor near the V3S mall. His friends stepped out to pack the parathas while Suri sat inside the car.

Within a few minutes another car parked near them and two men stepped out and started talking to Suri.

"After some time an argument started among Suri and the two men and within seconds three rounds were fired at him. Suri sustained two bullet injuries," said a police officer.

His friends rushed back but the accused men quickly sat in their car and fled.

Suri was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. Police sources revealed that Suri was previously involved in a case of murder and robbery.

Locals claimed that his friends also fired at the accused men but they sped away.       

Initial investigations revealed that Suri was engaged in a rivalry with another youth named Nishant over the last few months.

A case under the appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered. Further investigations are underway.

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