Cops crack Delhi murder: Man shot dead by friend’s ex-wife’s boyfriend

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A 24-year-old man was arrested for killing a friend of his girlfriends ex-husband in Shastri Park last week, Delhi Police said on Sunday, after having cracked a case that left investigators guessing for days.I)..

The suspect was identified as Mohammad Yaseen and the victim as Mohammad Mustakim, a resident of Shastri Park who worked as a salesman at a garment shop..

Investigators said that Yaseen lived near Buland Masjid in Shastri Park with a 23-year-old woman named Ishrat (who goes by a single name)..

However, Mustakim, who was standing directly behind Khan, got shot in the chest and collapsed on the ground, said deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Joy Tirkey..

Based on a complaint from Khan, the police registered a first information report against Yaseen under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act. ..