Two Delhi brothers shot over demand to play song on repeat

Three persons including a disc jockey (DJ) was arrested in Delhi for firing at two people after a fight broke out over song selection and requests to play a song repeatedly, police said on Monday. According to the police, the incident occurred on Sunday night around 10.24 pm at a family function in west Delhi's Palam Village.

Shanky Bhardwaj (23) and his cousin brother Tushar Bhardwaj (16) insisted Akshay, the DJ, to play the song 'Tamanche Pe Disco...' repeatedly, which led to a fight between them, a police officer said.

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"When the police team reached the spot, they found the cousin brothers Shanky and Tushar lying in a pool of blood on the floor. They were taken to a hospital in Dwarka where they are undergoing treatment and their condition is out of danger as declared by the doctors,"Deputy Commissioner of Police Devender Arya said.

The accused persons have been identified as DJ Akshay (19), his employers Sanjay Sharma (29) and his brother Ashish Sharma (23). They were arrested on Monday from their hideouts in west Delhi in separate police raids informed Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi range) Ajay Choudhary said.

"All the accused persons and victims are neighbours. During celebration at the family function, both Bhardwaj brothers along with their friends while dancing on floor have verbal argument with Akshay over playing of songs," Choudhary said.

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Akshay later informed his employers, Sanjay Sharma and Ashish Sharma, who attacked and fired at Shanky and Tushar. The victims suffered bullet injuries on their abdomen, police said.

(Inputs from agencies)