A drunk property dealer shot dead two people and seriously injured two others at a farmhouse party in Delhi’s outskirts on Wednesday night.

Other guests said the realtor, Sandeep Singh, was incensed the singer did not entertain his request for a song. Singh fled the party after randomly firing from his country-made pistol, eyewitnesses said.

Police officers said the party was organised by one Vijay Mathur and his brother Veer Singh at their farmhouse in Rama Vihar, Kanjhawala in Outer Delhi. The farmhouse is in an unauthorised colony, officers said, adding the party was hosted without permission from the police.

A traditional raagini session was on at the party, guests said. In such musical parties, the audience puts money on a song requested. The band belts out the song that has the highest bid on it.

On Wednesday evening, as soon as the band from Haryana with singer Meenu Chaudhary took the stage, Singh made a request for a song. His request however got drowned — and six times — because other guests were bidding higher than him every time. Singh however continued to top his initial bid.

By the time the evening drew to a close, Singh started complaining that his song had not been played. Guests said he was probably more angry since he had taken the initiative to bring the band from Haryana.

Eyewitness Ajay Kumar, also a property dealer, said: “Things were fine till 10 pm. Guests had begun to leave by then. Close to 11 pm, when a handful of us were still around, Singh started to grumble that his requests had not been heeded. After a few more minutes, he whipped out his country-made pistol and fired six rounds. He fired point-blank at two guests, and two others were hit in the indiscriminate shooting that followed.”

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