Teen shot at in Geeta Colony in revenge attack linked to 2024 double murder

Time of India

07-05-2025

New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy was shot at in east Delhi's Geeta Colony by two men seeking revenge, police said, adding, the boy is currently undergoing treatment for severe injuries.According to police, the attackers allegedly held the boy responsible for the murder of their friends—two brothers. Police received a PCR call around 11 pm reporting that a boy has sustained gunshot injuries in the Raja Garden area."The boy had visited his aunt in Rani Garden on his scooter around 8.30 p.m.At approximately 9.15 pm, while returning, he was shot at—once on the left side of his head and again in the upper abdomen. His friend, who witnessed the incident, rushed him to the hospital in an auto-rickshaw," police said.During the investigation, two suspects were apprehended, and the weapon used—a country-made pistol—was recovered. DCP (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said the attackers were close friends of the two brothers allegedly killed by the boy in Sept 2024 over a property dispute.The double murder occurred last year. On Sept 14, 2024, at 6.41 pm, police received information that a man had been shot and was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He was brought in by his elder sister, who told police that local children had informed her that her brother was lying in the street, bleeding. She rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.At the crime scene in Rani Garden, police recovered two empty bullet casings and two lead projectiles. While investigating, police discovered that the deceased's elder brother was also missing. Police said the house was found locked from the outside. Noticing blood flowing into a nearby drain, police broke the lock and entered the house, where they found the elder brother unconscious with a gunshot wound to the head. During the inquiry, the juvenile suspect was apprehended.He claimed that his family had rented the ground and first floors of the Rani Garden property from the victims' father about 4–5 years ago, paying a Rs 4 lakh security deposit. According to a written agreement, the family could reside there rent-free until the money was repaid.However, the two brothers later began pressuring them to vacate the property, which allegedly led the boy to commit the murders.