TikTok celebrity with 5 lakh followers shot dead in Delhi's Najafgarh area

A 27-year-old TikTok celebrity Mohit Mor was dead in Delhi's Najafgarh area after three men fired 13 bullets on him. Mohit, a fitness enthusiast, had half a million followers on a popular video-sharing platform TikTok. Here's what happened.

According to reports, the incident took place on Tuesday evening at around 5 o' clock when Mohit was at a local photostat shop near his residence to visit his friend. That's when three armed gunmen barged inside the shop and fired 13 bullets on Mohit.

Suffered 7 bullets, Mohit fell on a sofa kept inside the shop. Mohit was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

"When Mohit Mor was busy talking with his friend inside the shop, three armed persons barged inside the shop and indiscriminately fired 13 bullets on him. Mohit Mor fell on a sofa kept inside the shop. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. Mohit Mor suffered 7 bullets," IANS quoted a senior police officer.

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Police said that all three gunmen had come on a scooty while one of them was wearing a black Helmet. Police said that they have captured all three attackers in the CCTV footage while they were running away after killing Mohit.

"All the three accused, one of them wearing a black helmet, had come on a Scooty. They were seen in a CCTV footage running away from the busy narrow street after the crime," he added.

Mohit had 5 lakh followers on TikTok and 3,000 followers on Instagram. He was a frequent poster on TikTok as he used to upload random videos. On Instagram, Mohit used to share fitness videos with his followers.

"We are trying to identify the accused. Prima facie, it appears a case of personal enmity and a money dispute," the officer added.

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Meanwhile, Police also said that they are checking for comments on Mohit's TikTok and Instagram accounts.

"We are checking his Tik Tok and Instagram accounts comments and Call Details Record (CDR) to establish his enmity with anyone on social media that may help us to crack the case," he added.