India, April 27 -- A Delhi Police officer was arrested after he allegedly shot dead a 21-year-old man and injured another following an altercation over noise in Dwarka in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.

Police said he was on the run and was arrested later on Sunday after a 15-hour chase. The head constable, identified by his first name Neeraj, is posted with the Delhi Police's Special Cell, officials said.

According to officials, the incident took place when the cop objected to a group of people returning from a party "making noise" on the street in front of his house. He stepped down, got into a fight with them, and fired a single shot at one of the victims. The bullet pierced the victim's chest and struck a second man, who ...