A robbery attempt in a cellphone shop in Virar‘s Kumbharpada on Sunday night left its owner man dead and his colleague injured. One of the robbers was caught by the locals.

The deceased, identified as Vishal Gupta cellphone and stationery shop. On Sunday at around 9.45pm, they were approached by two men who entered the shop in the pretext of buying mobile phones while the brothers were about to close for the day and threatened them. When both of them resisted, one of the men opened fire, in which Vishal was hit on his head. Vijay was also hit with two shots and is being treated at a hospital in Mira Road and said to be stable. Vishal was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival.