The incident took place last night when the deceased identified as Virender Gurjar of Pratap Vihar was returning to Indirapuram in a car with his friends, they said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Atul Yadav said Virender's friends Anshul, Amit Jaat and Sunil alias Bali, said to be in their early thirties, took him in their car on the pretext of celebrating new year party.
Virender was also accompanied by his brother Lalit and a another friend, Gaurav in the car.
As Virender stepped out of the car, his friends Anshul, Amit and Sunil also got down from the vehicle and began firing indiscriminately at him.
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However, Lalit and Gaurav managed to escape.
After committing the crime, the accused left the spot.
On receiving information, Indirapuram police arrived at the spot and rushed Virender to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
Based on mobile surveillance, the Indirapuram police arrested Anshul's friends Anam from Vaishali and Rikki of Vijay Nagar area for hatching murder conspiracy.