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NEW DELHI: A 56-year-old businessman was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants at Farsh Bazar in east Delhi on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Sunil Jain, who lived with his family in Krishna Nagar and ran a business selling kitchenware. He was returning home from a morning walk when he was shot dead. Jain was riding on the back of a scooter driven by his friend Sumit. When they reached the traffic light, two men on a bicycle approached them, shot Jain dead and fled the scene. Sumit escaped unhurt and was taken to the police station as he was the key witness in the case.

While the circumstantial evidence points towards a targeted killinga group of researchers believe that Jain may have been murdered in a case of mistaken identity. Some witnesses claimed the gunmen fired more than a dozen times, while police said they found seven to eight spent cartridges, indicating the Jain may have been hit by four to five bullets.

Jain requested the men not to kill him and to take everything he had: Witness

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said they received information about the incident at 8.26 am on Saturday. A team from the local police station rushed to the spot, which was located near Mandir Mata Chintpurni Marg in Vishwas Nagar, close to DCP Shahdara office and Krishna Nagar police station. Jain’s tool shop was located about 500 meters away from the spot.
Surender, who works at a store in the area, said he heard the shot and started running toward the sound, where he saw the body. He said he heard from people present at the scene that when Jain was shot, he urged the attackers not to kill him and take whatever they wanted, but they replied that they would take his life. Both men were wearing helmets.
Sitaram, a shopkeeper, said he was on his way to work when he mistook the gunfire for the sound of a motorcycle muffler. It was only when he came out of his house that he saw the businessman’s body.
Churchill Jain, a resident of the area, said Jain was a regular morning walker. He would leave for the Yamuna Sports Complex in the morning, meet his friends – a group of 20-25 people – and exercise together. On the way back he often stopped for tea or to pick up milk before returning home. His store staff said he would typically arrive at the store around 9:30 am.
“What I heard is that the duo shot him in the head before he fled the scene,” the officer said. The location where the incident took place is a busy area with several shops and hotels, and the road remains busy at all times. Two CCTV cameras have been installed nearby.
The family of the deceased claimed that he had no enmity with anyone. Ekansh Jain, a relative, said Jain’s friends had informed his family about the incident. When asked if Jain had received any extortion calls or threats, Ekansh denied it. “He was someone who avoided confrontations and disagreements with others,” he added. The police are investigating the motive from different angles.