<p>A criminal was killed after he was accidentally shot in the head by an accomplice when they were trying to kidnap a businessman in outer Delhi’s Narela on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The bullet was fired at the businessman, who resisted from being forced into a Maruti Eeco car by four kidnappers, police said. <br /><br />The deceased has been identified as Praveen Kumar, who hailed from Haryana’s Sonipat and was living in Swatantra Nagar near Narela.<br /><br />According to police, Praveen was a notorious criminal and was listed as a bad character with Narela police station.<br /><br />Police have identified the other three criminals involved in the abduction bid, but have not been able to identify the car.<br /><br />“The criminals had covered the car’s number plates with mud,” said a police officer.The incident took place at around 8 am on Lampur Road, where 42-year-old businessman Ramesh runs a sanitary and hardware shop.<br /><br />Ramesh was outside the shop when the four men arrived there.<br /><br />While one of them remained seated on the driver’s seat, the other three criminal who covered their faces with cloth, got down from the vehicle and overpowered Ramesh.<br /><br />“The businessman, however, resisted and screamed for help. At this, one of the kidnappers whipped out a pistol and opened fire to scare him,” the officer added.As the bullet was fired, Ramesh ducked and the bullet hit Praveen in the head.<br /><br />Praveen collapsed on the road after which his three accomplices got worried.<br /><br />Local rush to help<br /><br />In the meantime, locals and Ramesh’s employees rushed for his help and seeing them coming towards them, the three criminals fled in the car.<br /><br />Ramesh informed police. Praveen was declared brought dead at Satyawadi Raja Harish Chander Hospital.<br /><br />An initial probe has revealed that Ramesh had received a threat call around a year ago. Since there was only one threatening call, Ramesh took it casually and did not report it to police.<br /></p>
<p>A criminal was killed after he was accidentally shot in the head by an accomplice when they were trying to kidnap a businessman in outer Delhi’s Narela on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The bullet was fired at the businessman, who resisted from being forced into a Maruti Eeco car by four kidnappers, police said. <br /><br />The deceased has been identified as Praveen Kumar, who hailed from Haryana’s Sonipat and was living in Swatantra Nagar near Narela.<br /><br />According to police, Praveen was a notorious criminal and was listed as a bad character with Narela police station.<br /><br />Police have identified the other three criminals involved in the abduction bid, but have not been able to identify the car.<br /><br />“The criminals had covered the car’s number plates with mud,” said a police officer.The incident took place at around 8 am on Lampur Road, where 42-year-old businessman Ramesh runs a sanitary and hardware shop.<br /><br />Ramesh was outside the shop when the four men arrived there.<br /><br />While one of them remained seated on the driver’s seat, the other three criminal who covered their faces with cloth, got down from the vehicle and overpowered Ramesh.<br /><br />“The businessman, however, resisted and screamed for help. At this, one of the kidnappers whipped out a pistol and opened fire to scare him,” the officer added.As the bullet was fired, Ramesh ducked and the bullet hit Praveen in the head.<br /><br />Praveen collapsed on the road after which his three accomplices got worried.<br /><br />Local rush to help<br /><br />In the meantime, locals and Ramesh’s employees rushed for his help and seeing them coming towards them, the three criminals fled in the car.<br /><br />Ramesh informed police. Praveen was declared brought dead at Satyawadi Raja Harish Chander Hospital.<br /><br />An initial probe has revealed that Ramesh had received a threat call around a year ago. Since there was only one threatening call, Ramesh took it casually and did not report it to police.<br /></p>
