A businessman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in sector-37 on Saturday evening. Police suspect that the killing was fallout of a personal rivalry between two groups. The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against one person and others at Sector-37 police station .
According to police, the deceased has been identified as Pravesh Bhati, a resident of Sector-4. The victim was on the way to his home when the incident took place. The assailants forcefully stopped his car and shot him twice and fled the spot.
The killers were in a Mahindra Pickup. Bhati sustained two bullet injuries in his head and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
“Information was received that a man has been shot in Sector-37 area around 6 pm on Saturday. A police team sent to the spot found the victim’s Fortuner car. later a team reached the hospital and took the body into their custody for further probe,” said Ravinder Kumar, Gurugram Police spokesperson.
A case has been registered under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC, and relevant sections of the Arms Act at the Sector-37 police station based on a complaint by the deceased’s brother.
“He has named a man Giriraj a resident of Mohmmadpur Jharsa village, who he suspects is behind the murder. The body has been handed over to the family after a post-mortem and further investigation is on,” added Kumar.
“During the probe, we came to know that Giriraj was out on bail 15 days ago. He had killed Bhati’s uncle in 2008 and was punished by the court in the same case. So far, it appears to be a case of personal enmity.
We are investigating it from all possible angles and the CCTV footages of nearby places is being scanned to get a clue about the killers,” said Amit Kumar, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sector-37 police station.