Video | 17-year-old girl shot dead by male friend in Mercedes car in Delhi's Najafgarh area

A 17-year-old girl was on Wednesday shot dead in front of her house inside a Mercedes car allegedly by her friend in West Delhi’s Najafgarh area. The boy then fled from the scene.

A case has been registered in connection with the case and police have begun its investigation.

After reaching her place, one of her friends came out of the car while the victim and her friend Shubham were inside the car, he said.

Her mother told police that she suddenly heard the sound of a bullet and saw her daughter lying in a pool of blood, he added.

Shubham fled from the spot. The victim’s mother and her friend Yogesh took her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead, police said.

The murder weapon has been recovered. Shubham and his family are absconding. Police is trying to ascertain the motive behind the murder. Further details are awaited