Delhi shocker: Clothes vendor shot dead in Punjabi Bagh; cops suspect personal enmity

NEW DELHI: A 45-year-old man named Md. Manzur was shot dead in West Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area late Monday night in what police suspect to be a case of personal enmity.The victim, a clothes vendor at weekly markets and resident of TC Camp in Rajouri Garden, was attacked while returning home on a rickshaw from Madipur market.The incident was reported around 10 PM when local police received information from GFS Hospital about a man with gunshot wounds. Manzur was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital, according to PTI.

Police sources indicate that Manzur was shot at close range while traveling on a rickshaw. Initial investigation points to personal animosity as the motive behind the shooting, with no evidence suggesting robbery.Multiple police teams have been formed to investigate the case, and raids are being conducted at various suspected locations as the investigation continues.In a separate incident in the capital's Badarpur area, two individuals were arrested in connection with the shooting of a 24-year-old taxi driver. The victim, identified as Gautam Saini from Gurugram, was found with a gunshot wound to the head.The Badarpur Police Station was alerted about the case through Apollo Hospital, where Saini was initially brought.

The victim was later transferred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).Police officials report that Saini remains in critical but stable condition at AIIMS. Legal proceedings are underway in this case as authorities continue their investigation.These two shooting incidents highlight recent gun violence in different parts of Delhi, with law enforcement actively pursuing both cases.