Restaurateur shot dead in Greater Noida, 3 held

Noida | Wednesday | 1st September, 2021

Summary:

Noida, Sep 1 (PTI) Three men were held after an encounter with police on Wednesday for allegedly shooting dead a restaurant owner in Greater Noida, police said.

Suneel Agarwal (38), the owner of the restaurant located near Mitra housing society, was standing on the street outside his workplace late Tuesday night when the incident took place, they said.

An argument broke out between one of his staff members and some online food delivery agents around midnight.

Agarwal went there and tried mediating the issue.

“Three other people who were passing by the area had joined the group of delivery agents before the argument broke out,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Vishal Pandey said, adding the trio was in inebriated condition.

Agarwal reached there and the argument erupted into a fight, the officer said.