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Delhi Police Probe Gang-Rivalry Motive in Bawana Shopkeeper Killing

Investigators cite a targeted modus operandi along with the victim’s prior cases to justify a gang-rivalry probe.

Overview

  • Ravi Bhardwaj, 30, was shot inside his Harewali village shop and was declared dead on arrival at a Pooth Khurd hospital, while three injured relatives and a neighbor are stable.
  • Police say three assailants arrived on a motorcycle, posed as customers, fired multiple rounds at close range, and fled.
  • Investigators are scanning CCTV footage and tracing a suspected escape route toward Haryana, and no arrests have been made.
  • Police are exploring gang rivalry as a motive based on the attack’s execution and two prior cases against the victim, including motorcycle theft and an Arms Act case, even as family members report no known enmity.
  • Officers recovered empty cartridges from the scene, and they believe the gunmen were in their late teens.