Tailor shot dead for hurling stone at pet dog that barked at him in northeast Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 7: A 30-year-old tailor was shot dead after he allegedly hurled a stone at a pet dog for barking at him in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, police said Monday.
The deceased, Aafaq Ali, was a resident of the locality, they said.
The accused, identified as Mehtab, who is also the owner of the dog, is on the run, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
On Sunday evening, Aafaq was walking past Mehtab's house when the dog started barking at him. Fearing that the dog would bite him, the victim allegedly hurled a stone at the animal, he said.
A brief argument then broke out between Aafaq and Mehtab, who had spotted the former hurling the stone, Thakur said, adding that as the matter got heated up, Mehtab, who was carrying a loaded gun, shot Aafaq.
The victim was rushed to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused and a manhunt launched to nab him, the DCP said.
Officials said Mehtab has criminal history and used to deal illicit liquor and marijuana.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
