Two brothers shot dead; locals protest, block Najafgarh Road

Two brothers were shot dead by unknown persons in Southwest Delhi’s Chhawla area as they were returning home on Monday night.
The police suspect a property dispute to be the motive behind the murders.
Following the incident, the residents of the village and relatives of the victims protested outside the Chhawla police station and blocked the Najafgarh Road for hours. The victims had a shop in Mayapuri, where they sold copper.

The incident happened around 9.45 pm on Monday when the brothers, identified as Suresh (49) and Satender (32), along with their friend Vijender, a Delhi Traffic Police constable posted in Mayapuri, were returning to their home in Paprawat Village in Chhawla in their WagonR car. The police said two men on a bike, armed with pistols, intercepted the car and asked Vijender to leave the spot, saying they had nothing against him. As soon as Vijender left, the assailants opened fire at the brothers and fled. Suresh was shot in the head, while Satender suffered a bullet injury in his chest.
Vijender, meanwhile, rushed to his village and informed the victims’ family, who made a PCR call. A police team reached the spot and rushed the two to Chanan Devi Hospital, where the doctors declared them brought dead.
On Tuesday, the villagers shouted slogans against the Delhi Police and demanded immediate arrest of the assailants. “The locals surrounded the Chhawla police station and then blocked the road, shouting slogans. The local MLA Bharat Singh also joined them,” said a senior police officer. The protesters also blocked the main Najafgarh-Paprawat Road from 10 am and 2.30 pm.

Senior police officers had to go to the spot and assure that action would be taken soon, after which the protesters dispersed.