Shopkeeper shot dead in east Delhi

A shopkeeper was shot dead by two unidentified bike-borne assailants in east Delhi's Ghazipur, police said today.

The incident took place around 11:30 pm yesterday. The shopkeeper was identified as Shamin (32), they said.

Yesterday, when Shamin and his cousin were standing outside the shop in Ghazipur's Dairy Farm area, two bike-borne men and shot at them after picking up a fight, a senior police officer said, adding Shamin's cousin did not sustain any bullet injury.

The body has been sent for post-mortem.

A case has been registered and the police are probing if it was a case of personal enmity. CCTV footage was also being scanned, he said.