Youth shot dead in Pushp Vihar

A youth was shot dead by

unidentified assailants in Pushp Vihar in South Delhi today, police said.

According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Kapil.

The assailants came on a bike and pumped bullets into Kapil. He was taken to a nearby where he was declared dead, said a police official.

"The assailants have been identified and efforts are on to nab them. We cannot reveal their identity now. Both Kapil and the assailants have previous criminal records and it seems a case of criminal animosity," said a senior police official.