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A 23-year-old man from Delhi’s New Usmanpur area was shot dead on Friday night during an encounter with police and his three associates have been arrested while the police were trying to nab the attackers of a man who succumbed to his injuries, police said. Deputy commissioner of police (north east) Sanjay Kumar Sain said that the deceased has been identified as Aakash, resident of Kartar Nagar. The arrested have been identified as Vishal, Monu and Nikhil.

Police said that on Friday, around 8.30pm, the team noticed an injured person, Tushar, who said his name is Tushar. He said five-six people attacked him and snatched his mobile phone. He had a sharp injury and was sent to a hospital for treatment.