Startled burglar kills man in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A man who returned home to find he was being burgled was shot dead in front of his wife and son by the startled burglar here, police said Friday.

Sanjay Kumar, 35, was shot from close range Thursday after he raised an alarm after finding that the door of his ground floor flat was bolted from inside in Uttam Nagar in west Delhi.

“The burglar came out and shot Sanjay Kumar,” an officer said. The killer escaped.