New Delhi: A 18-year-old was shot at by two assailants following a dispute over the score in a kabaddi match being played between two colonies in southeast Delhi's Dakshinpuri, the police said today. At 8:20 pm yesterday, a kabbadi match was being played between two teams - C block and 20 block team at a park.  

A dispute arose between the two sides over the score. Avinash, who was playing for the 20 block team was shot at by two persons who were among the spectators, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Romil Baaniya. He was rushed to Batra Hospital where he has been operated upon and is stable. The bullet grazed his skull, the officer added. Both assailants have been identified and teams have been formed to nab them, added the officer. 

A similar incident happened at Rohtak in March 2016. A 24-year-old national-level kabaddi player was shot dead by two men in Rithal village. Sukhvinder Singh was returning home after practice around 7 p.m. when two men on a two-wheeler accosted him, and one of them opened fire on him at point-blank range.The entire incident was caught on a CCTV camera installed at a nearby house. 

The footage shows Sukhvinder walking along a road talking on his mobile phone when two men on a two-wheeler approach him from the opposite direction and shoot him down. Sukhvinder received three bullets on his forehead and one on his chest. The assailants are seen checking to ensure that the shots were fatal before fleeing on the two-wheeler.