New Delhi: A man shot dead a DJ late on Sunday night at a bar in Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand, after the employees refused to serve him alcohol. CCTV captured the shooter barging into the Extreme Bar wearing only shorts. He had covered his face with his t-shirt, the footage showed, according to NDTV.
The accused and four others arrived at the bar around 1 am when it had closed and asked the bar staff to serve them alcohol, said police.
“On being refused, a heated argument ensued between them and the bar staff. During the argument, one of them brought in a rifle and shot at the DJ in his chest from point-blank range,” Chandan Sinha, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ranchi was quoted as saying by NDTV.
The accused fled after the incident and the injured DJ was taken to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), where he was declared dead.
Ranchi Deputy Superintendent of Police and the local police station in charge visited the crime spot this morning. The police are examining the CCTV footage to identify the shooter and his accomplices. The bar employees are also being questioned.
Bar operator Vishal Singh told ANI, “Yesterday at around 10:30 pm, a scuffle broke out between two groups. We immediately informed police and one person was arrested by police. After shutting the bar, we went back home but one of our staff, DJ Sandeep stayed here. Later I got a call that one of our staff had been shot… We hope that the accused will be arrested soon…”
According to Hatia DSP Pramod Mishra, the accused has been identified and the search is on for him. He has a previous criminal record and has been to jail earlier as well.
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