The incident occurred at round 11:30 pm on Saturday after a buyer ordered vegetarian biryani from the eatery situated on Kanke-Pithoria Street and left after taking the parcel. Nevertheless, he returned with extra individuals complaining that he was served non-veg biryani, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Praveen Pushkar stated.
The 47-year-old restaurant proprietor, recognized as Vijay Kumar Nag, was having meals at a desk, when one of many assailants opened fireplace at him and a bullet hit his chest. He died whereas on the best way to the hospital.
The sufferer was a resident of Bhittha in Kanke police station space.
The physique as been despatched for autopsy examination on the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). In the meantime, the police carried out a number of raids to arrest the accused.
“Irate locals on Sunday morning blocked the Kanke-Pithoria Street for a while demanding motion in opposition to the culprits. The blockade was later lifted after we assured them that the assailants can be nabbed quickly,” Kanke police station officer-in-charge Prakash Rajak stated.He stated additional investigation is underway to establish whether or not some other motive was behind the incident.