Seven bike-borne assailants shot dead a 36-year-old man at a lane on Gurudwara Road under Mango police station area on Thursday. The victim identified as Pashupatinath Dikshit alias Dabbu was a member of slain Paramjit Singh gang and had joined recently BJP. The assailants attacked Dabbu while he was talking over a cell-phone near his house. The assailants had used nine MM pistol in the murder.
The family members rushed him to Tata Main Hospital where he succumbed to his gun-shot injuries. The police have picked up four persons suspected to be involved in the murder for interrogation.As the news spread, city SP, Karthik S and deputy superintendent of police (headquarters-1) Birendra Prasad Yadav along with Mango officer-in-charge, laxman Paswan rushed to the spot for inspection.
The police have picked up Jitendra Singh, Santosh Singh and Satyandra Singh after talking to the victim’s family members. Officer-in-charge, Mango said that they were recording the statement made by the victim’s son in connection to the murder.
Police suspect it to be result of gang war as Dabbu was an active member of Paramjit Singh gang and had enmity with the rival Akhilesh Singh gang.