Amazon manager shot dead in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 36-year-old man, working as senior manager with e-commerce giant Amazon, was shot dead in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday when five unidentified people opened fire at Harpreet Gill (36) and his friend Govind Singh (32) in Subhash Vihar.
Shot in the head, Gill was pronounced brought dead by doctors at the Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, while his friend was under treatment, police said.
Gill was a resident of Bhajanpura and worked as a senior manager with Amazon. The bullet entered from the right side of his head behind the ear and exited from the other side, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said.
Singh is a resident of Bhajanpura and owns an eatery in the area. He too was shot in the head and was admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, the DCP said.
The duo was on a motorcycle when the five assailants on a scooter and a motorcycle intercepted and opened fire at them, Tirkey said.
Footage from CCTV cameras of the area is being analysed to identify the attackers, police said, adding that the reason behind the firing is being ascertained.
A case of murder has been registered, police said.
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Girl child raped, murdered by uncle in Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her distant relative at a village in Tirupati district, said a police official on Saturday.
According to Tirupati district superintendent of police L Subbarayudu, Nagaraju (24), who is the victim's maternal uncle, lured the girl to a secluded place in AM Puram village by offering her snacks on Friday evening and committed the crime.
"Nagaraju lives near the girl's house and used to play with her everyday. Yesterday (Friday) evening he took her to a shop and bought some snacks. Later, he took her away from her house and sexually assaulted and killed her," he said.
Later, the parents of the girl noticed that she was missing and launched a search for her, and realised that she was last seen with Nagaraju.
They lodged a police complaint over the missing girl.
Following the complaint, the police immediately registered a missing case and took Nagaraju into custody.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime, they said.
Later, police took Nagaraju along to search for the girl's body and found it near a government school around 9 pm.
Nagaraju was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and other relevant sections.
The accused will be produced in a local court on Saturday.
Tirupati SP said they will seek a fast-track court for a speedy trial of the case.
