[Watch] Afghan-Origin Gym Owner Shot Dead In Delhi

New Delhi: An armed assailant shot dead a 35-year-old man in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area on Thursday night. A CCTV camera captured the moment when the shooter opened fire at the victim, who was a gym owner, on a busy road in the posh south Delhi locality.

The victim was identified as Nadir Shah, an Afghan-origin man who lived in CR Park. In the CCTV footage going viral on social media, Shah can be seen standing at the side of the road next to parked cars while talking to another man, when the armed assailant approached him wearing a chequered shirt approached them and opened fire.

Heavy firing in Greater Kailash area of the capital Delhi -Around 10:45 pm, a person was shot in Greater Kailash E Block area – A person named Nadir Shah was shot who used to run a gym in partnership in the area – It is being told that about 7-8 rounds of bullets were fired pic.twitter.com/StCKXkMejO

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While the other man ducked and ran away, the attacker kept firing several rounds of bullets at Shah from a very close range before he ran away and hopped on a motorcycle parked a few metres away, fleeing the scene. The incident took place around 10.40 pm, according to the time stamp on the video.

Briefing media about the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Ankit Chauhan said that information was received regarding firing at GK 1 in which one person was injured and taken to the Max Hospital. “The police personnel on reaching the spot found some bullet projectiles and empty cartridges. On enquiry, it was found that Nadir Shah, a resident of CR Park, had suffered bullet injuries. The attackers came on a two-wheeler, fired on him and ran away. He was immediately rushed to the hospital by his friends but was declared brought dead,” Chauhan said, according to ABP Live.

As per police, Shah used to run a gym in GK-1 on a partnership basis. As per media reports, Shah also owned a business in Dubai and has several criminal cases against him.

Meanwhile, according to a report by NDTV, Rohit Godara, a close aide of Goldy Brar of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, took responsibility for the murder in a social media post. In the post, Godara said he ordered Shah’s killing because his aide Samir Baba, who is jailed at Tihar, sent him a message that the gym owner was obstructing their business deals. “If anyone else should dare to do the same, they will meet the same fate,” the post, written in Hindi, read.

#WATCH | Delhi | DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan says, “Around 10:45 PM, we received a PCR call about a firing incident. We got the information about the firing incident in the E-block of GK (Greater Kailash). A person named Nadir Shah who runs a gym in partnership sustained bullet… pic.twitter.com/jYywp9kZd6

— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2024