Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday night by bike-borne assailants in front of a food cart in Loni. Police said two men have been detained for questioning in connection with the case.The deceased has been identified as Sonu Khan, a resident of Chirodi, Loni. He was working in a medical shop.Sonu Khan, a resident of Loni who worked at a medical shop, had left home around 7pm on Thursday to visit his friend Shoaib at Shoaib’s Chinese food cart at a market nearby on Thursday night. His brother Moin, who filed the police complaint in the case, told cops that a neighbour came over around 8.30pm and told them Sonu had been shot and Shoaib had taken him to Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Delhi.Moin alleged that the two assailants had been waiting for Sonu at the cart with Shoaib and later shot him dead and fled on their bike.“When I questioned Shoaib, he said that Sonu had a dispute with Salman and Fiju, who had got him killed. Sonu had another dispute with Azim over money 10-15 days earlier. The two had argued after Sonu asked Azim for money,” Moin alleged.ACP (Loni) Ram Kishan said an FIR has been registered against Shoaib, Salman, Fiju and Azim under BNS Section 103 (murder) at Loni police station. Cops are also tracing the bike the accused allegedly fled on, he said.“We have detained some people and questioning is underway. We are also checking the CCTV cameras from nearby areas to trace the bike,” the ACP added.
