A person named Rupesh was shot dead at around 9 in the Taimoor Nagar area of Delhi on Sunday night. 38-year-old Rupesh was admitted to a hospital in critical condition where he died during the treatment. After the incident, local people furiously raged. Police vehicles were ransacked and motorcycles were handed over to the fire. The police rushed to the police station to control the ruckus. According to Information, Rupesh had fine arts and stationery business. He has two small children. On Sunday night 30 September, after two unidentified men shot Rupesh outside his house. The victim, identified as Rupesh, was reportedly fighting a war against the drug gang operating in the area for the past few months.

The locals alleged that the drug gang found out about the complainant’s identity from the police, which led to widespread protests overnight. The CCTV footage of the incident shows two men walking up to Rupesh on a busy street and shooting him in the chest before walking off. Rupesh’s family claimed that he had opposed the sale of drugs in the area and that is why he was attacked, Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) said.

Locals staged a protest and accused police of being hand in glove with the accused. People restorted to stone-pelting and ruckus, which forced police to use lathi-charge and aerial firing to control the crowd. A few people were also injured during the firing, sources said.

This land belongs to Delhi Police. At least 5000-10000 people visit the slums, passing through out colony, to purchase drugs. The drug sellers roam with weapons. Police paid no heed to Rupesh’s complaints. He was playing cricket and was shot dead. This is a total failure of Delhi Police,” said Umesh.