A-35-year-old Gym owner was allegedly shot dead by bike-borne unidentified assailants in a park located at Gurugram’s Naurangpur village on Monday morning.
The incident took place when the victim was out for a morning walk along with his two kids.
Police suspect that the killing was a fallout of a monetary dispute.
The deceased had been arrested in 2011 for his alleged involvement in the prominent murder case of a toll collector at Kherki Daula but was acquitted by the court in 2016 for lack of evidence.
The deceased has been identified as Manjeet Pahlawan (35) a resident of village Nauranpur and originally hails from Delhi's Wazirpur.
The victim used to run a gym in the village and also used to work as a newspaper vendor.
According to the police, the incident took place at around 5.30 am when Manjeet along with his two children - a-15-year daughter and an 8-year-old son - was out for a morning walk in the park located in Naurangpur village.
“Soon after three-four unidentified assailants arrived at the spot and pumped 14 bullets into the victim including chest, head, both hands and legs, due to which he died on the spot,” said Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime).
The Police said that the body has been handed over to the victim’s family after an autopsy. “A police team of CIA Palam Vihar, Bilaspur have been formed to nab the criminals," Sangwan said.
However the police said that the reason behind the killing is yet to be known but preliminary probe suggests that a big nexus is going on in Gurugram related to the newspaper vendor business, due to which many murders have already taken place in Gurugram.
"This could be a reason behind the incident,” said a police official privy to the matter. A murder case has been registered under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) and relevant sections of the Arms Act at the Kherki Daula police based on a complaint by Naurang sarpanch Pardeep who first informed the police about the crime, the police said.
“We are investigating the case from all different angles and also exploring CCTV footage of the area to identify the assailants. Further probe into the matter is underway the accused will be arrested soon,” said sub-inspector Umesh Kumar the investigation officer of the case.