A 28-year-old property dealer identified as Narendra Kataria was shot dead by two assailants on Thursday night in Sector-9 area. The incident took place around 7.30 pm in Sector-9 when Kataria was returning home after playing badminton.
The accused were waiting for Kataria in the nearby park. The moment Kataria was about sit inside his SUV, they shot him multiple times. The assailants fired seven rounds, of which five hit Kataria. The shooters left the spot unchallenged and Kataria was rushed to a private hospital, but he died on the way.
Kataria was a native of village Basai in Gurugram and was a property dealer. According to police, property dispute was the reason behind the murder as the deceased had bought an acre of land in Bawal (Haryana) and had some property in Gurugram as well.
There were some disputes about the land between the two groups which led to the murder. Police have registered a case against two brothers lajpat Kaushik and Vijay Kaushik — who are residents of Bawal in Rewari district of Haryana.
They have been served notice asking them to join the investigation as the accused have not been identified yet. Police suspect that either they had hired contract killers or were themselves directly involved in eliminating Narender.
Meanwhile, the Gurugram Police registered a case on the complaint of the victim’s brother under Section 302 (murder) including 25-54-59 Arms Act of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the sector-9 police station.
“We have registered a case and also scanning the CCTV footage of the nearby area. Further probe is underway will arrest the accused persons soon,” ACP (crime) Ranbir Singh, said.