A youth shot his 18-year-old sibling dead in the Lajpat Nagar area of South East Delhi, the police said on Thursday.
The police received a call from the Safdarjung Hospital regarding the medico-legal certificate (MLC) of a person that died while undergoing treatment for a gunshot wound.
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The deceased, identified as Akshay, a student, was shot on head by his elder brother Abhishek, who rushed him to hospital and later on fled from the spot, a police official stated.
He added that the incident occurred around 1:30 am following a heated argument between the siblings. The parents of the deceased run a business of tiffin services.
A case of Murder has been registered at Police Station Lajpat Nagar and the suspect Abhishek was apprehended along with the seizure of the offensive weapon, the official elaborated.
