Man refuses to share cigarette, shot at by bike-borne assailants
A 23-year-old man was shot at allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne men after he refused to share a cigarette with them in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, police said yesterday. Amir Khan sustained a bullet injury to the right side of his chest, they said. Police said they have registered a case of attempt to murder and are trying to catch the assailants. Here's more.
Khan, his friend were smoking near a shopping mall
In his statement to police, Khan said he and his friend were standing near a shopping mall at around 9.30 pm on Wednesday when two unidentified men came on a motorcycle and asked him for a cigarette. When he refused, the two men abused him leading to an argument. One of the two bike-borne men then opened fire at Khan, a senior officer said.
Two stabbed to death last year following scuffle over cigarette
Last August, a 29-year-old non-teaching staff of the Jawaharlal Nehru University was allegedly stabbed to death while his cousin was injured, following a scuffle over asking directions to a cigarette-shop. In another incident in March last year, a 22-year-old computer designing student was stabbed to death allegedly by four men after he refused to give them a cigarette at the Netaji Subhash Place signal.
