Kolkata, March 26 Four people have been arrested after a young man was shot dead and his friend was critically injured in a firing in the Patuli area here past midnight, a police official said on Thursday.
According to the police, a search is underway for the other accused in the incident.
Rahul Dey (35) was found lying in a pool of blood around 12:30 am on the roof of a residential building in the East Phulbagan locality. His friend, Jeet Mukherjee, who owns a flat there, was also found lying by his side in an injured state.
Both were rushed to a local hospital, where Dey was declared dead on arrival, while Mukherjee was admitted in a critical condition, the police official said.
Police said that several people, including Dey and Mukherjee, were on the roof and were having food and drinks. Dey was invited to Mukherjee's flat, and the two were drinking on the rooftop while some others joined them. After some time, the two friends got into an argument with the others, leading to the firing, the police official said.
The four arrested have been identified as Deep Roy, Bidhan Bannerjee, Raja Banik and Jayanto Ghosh – all residents of nearby Garia, Naktala, Netajinagar and Narendrapur areas in the southern fringes of the city, police said.
Police said that according to the neighbours and his family, Dey was associated with the Trinamool Congress, but the killing was not related to any political rivalry or arguments over business issues.