1 arrested for gunning down class 12 student in Batla House
One person has been arrested for allegedly gunning down class 12 student over money in Azeem Diary in Batla House a day ago.
A 24-year-old cab driver was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing a Class 12 student for not returning his money in Batla House, police said.
The accused, a resident of Batla House and identified as Khalid, had allegedly given Rs 72,000 to the student to buy an iPhone, police said.
On sustained interrogation, the arrested person revealed that he had given Rs 72,000 to deceased to purchase I-phone mobile but the deceased was not returning his money, said police.
On Friday at about 4 pm, he had gone to take back his money but the deceased neither gave I-Phone nor returned his cash and after heated argument and scuffle the man opened fire on deceased from his country made pistol and ran away, said police.
One country made pistol used in commission of offence has been recovered with used cartridge inside the barrel, said police, adding that the accused is class 10th fail and drives cab to earn his livelihood.
Further investigation is going on.
Asif, the elder brother of Mohammad Abdullah, the deceased, told police that he was inside the house when his brother was shot. When he came out, he found his brother lying in a pool of blood, he said.
Abdullah was declared dead at the Holy Family Hospital, police said quoting Asif.
A case under section 302 (murder) of the IPC and Arms Act was registered in Jamia Nagar Police Station.
Police said on Friday, a PCR call regarding gunshot injury to a boy in Azeem dairy & victim has been taken to Holy Family Hospital was received in PS Jamia Nagar.
He took his brother to Holy Family Hospital, where doctor declared him dead, said police.
