A 45-year-old businessman was shot dead by four people, including a woman. on Jharsa road in Gurugram on Friday around 1:30 pm.
Soon after hearing the gun shots, the traffic police reached the spot — a busy stretch — and took the victim to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
The deceased was identified as Surender Singh Rana, a resident of Shanti Nagar in Gurugram. He was shot four to five times on the busy stretch by the goons with the pistol owned by the deceased.
The accused has been identified as Satpal Pahalwan, Sanjay, Bala Devi and her son Naveen. Rana reportedly had some connections in the media and had recently joined some media organisation.
The cops are investigating the matter from different angles. They are trying to determine the motive behind the murder. Meanwhile, an eyewitness said the deceased came in his SUV and purchased some liquor from a nearby shop. After some time some four to five persons came in a Santro car, assaulted the victim and later shot him before escaping towards Jharsa Chowk in their car.
Rana was originally from Bhiwani district in Haryana and was residing in Gurugram with his relatives for over a decade. Soon after the incident, police put up barricades at several places to nab the accused and also searched the crime spot. The forensic team also reached the spot and collected evidence.
Sources said cameras were also recovered from the car of the deceased, and recently developed photographs were also seized by the police. No weapon was, however, found from the car.
"A case has been registered against five persons on the complaint of the wife of the deceased under various sections of the Indian Panel Code (IPC) at the civil lines police station.