Indian man shot for public urination

A man has been shot dead in a brawl over urinating near a petrol station in the Indian capital, Delhi, police say.

Himanshu Sharma, 22, and his friends got into a fight with the employees of the petrol station when they objected to his urinating near the property.

As the fight escalated, the petrol station's armed guard shot him dead. The guard has been arrested.


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Correspondents say spitting and urinating in public is a common sight across India.

The culprits are almost always men but this is the first time that someone has been killed over urinating in public.

Home Minister P Chidambaram recently advised Indians to brush up on their manners and stop spitting and urinating in public places.