The city police has arrested five criminals in connection with the murder case of a liquor contractor which took place on September 2.
The accused allegedly gunned down the contractor over an old rivalry at Jatauli Mandi village in Pataudi on September 2, the police said.
The arrested accused has been identified as Rohit, Govinda, Shakti alias Bholu, Sachin and Krishna alias Gagan.
All of them are residents of Jatauli Mandi village in Pataudi. The police earlier had arrested one of the accused identified as Tara Chand alias Sadhu.
A team of crime branch Farrukhnagar led by Inspector Indravir nabbed all the criminals from the same village after a tip-off.
During the interrogation, the accused revealed that Abhishek of Jatauli village along with his fellow gang member planned the murder Indrajeet on August 30.
“According to the plan, on the incident day, Abhishek along with his companions shot dead Inderjeet while another youth identified as Vikram suffered bullet injuries. Vikram is still undergoing treatment at a private hospital,” said Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime) of the Gurugram police.
In connection with the incident a case was filed by the deceased’s brother Jaibhagwan. In his police complaint he alleged that Abhishek, Harender, Rohit, Sagar, Akhil, Krishan alias Gugan all of Jatoli Mandi village were behind the incident.
The complainant had told the police that Abhishek and his aides have criminal backgrounds. In the previous year Abhishek and his gang members had threatened the victim and his family members.
“During questioning it came to light that an old revelry between the deceased Inderjeet and the arrested culprit Abhishek stated to be behind the incident. We will soon arrest the absconding criminals who were involved in the crime, Sangwan said.
An FIR had been registered against the culprits under relevant section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including the Arms Act at the Pataudi police station.