India, Nov. 1 -- NEW DELHI

A 22-year-old man was shot dead on the Seelampur main road on Thursday night, police said, citing the murder the fallout of rivalry between the Chhenu and Hashim Baba gangs, which are largely active in northeast Delhi.

The victim, Mohammed Misbah, of Jaffrabad, had seven criminal cases against him, including murder, attempt to murder, and robbery, among others. He had been released from jail in July, after he was arrested in 2024 in a double murder case, police said.

An investigator aware of the matter said that Misbah and his friend were sitting on his scooter and sipping tea around 10.30pm when four men approached them and shot him dead. "The four men who are suspected to be residents of the area. When the ...