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| Police in Delhi are hunting a man who shot dead a teenage girl after she told him not to urinate against her front door. The murder is the latest in a series of violent incidents in the Indian capital. | Police in Delhi are hunting a man who shot dead a teenage girl after she told him not to urinate against her front door. The murder is the latest in a series of violent incidents in the Indian capital. |
| The 17-year-old victim, identified only as Binno, was shot twice in the head and died before reaching hospital. Her 40-year-old mother was also injured. The gunman, a former tenant, had been drinking, police said. | The 17-year-old victim, identified only as Binno, was shot twice in the head and died before reaching hospital. Her 40-year-old mother was also injured. The gunman, a former tenant, had been drinking, police said. |
| Neighbours in the poor and densely populated district of Nizamuddin, in south Delhi, blamed "criminal elements". | Neighbours in the poor and densely populated district of Nizamuddin, in south Delhi, blamed "criminal elements". |
| Shamshed Hussein, a shopkeeper, told the Guardian: "Every community has its bad elements. It's true that this isn't the safest neighbourhood but most of the time people get along. But then it doesn't take much to set things off." | Shamshed Hussein, a shopkeeper, told the Guardian: "Every community has its bad elements. It's true that this isn't the safest neighbourhood but most of the time people get along. But then it doesn't take much to set things off." |
| Raees Amir, a chemist, said the community was shocked. "The police are investigating but what are they going to do? It's worrying. That's how things are these days," he said. | Raees Amir, a chemist, said the community was shocked. "The police are investigating but what are they going to do? It's worrying. That's how things are these days," he said. |
| Public urination, as well as spitting, is a common sight in Indian cities where there are few public toilets. Repeated public health campaigns have had little impact. In 2009 a 22-year-old man was shot dead by a guard at a petrol station in Delhi after urinating nearby. | Public urination, as well as spitting, is a common sight in Indian cities where there are few public toilets. Repeated public health campaigns have had little impact. In 2009 a 22-year-old man was shot dead by a guard at a petrol station in Delhi after urinating nearby. |
| Delhi was once known as quiet and relatively safe. Over recent years it has acquired a reputation for trivial incidents that trigger violence. Newspapers frequently report road rage attacks on police and other drivers. This month a driver died of stab wounds. In March a rickshaw driver was beaten to death. | Delhi was once known as quiet and relatively safe. Over recent years it has acquired a reputation for trivial incidents that trigger violence. Newspapers frequently report road rage attacks on police and other drivers. This month a driver died of stab wounds. In March a rickshaw driver was beaten to death. |
| Experts have variously blamed overcrowding, a general lack of civility, the failure of people brought up in rural areas to adjust to city living, and widespread corporal punishment in schools. | Experts have variously blamed overcrowding, a general lack of civility, the failure of people brought up in rural areas to adjust to city living, and widespread corporal punishment in schools. |
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