BJP leader close to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar shot dead inside showroom in Gurugram

Mangalore Today News Network

Gurugram, Sep 02, 2022: A BJP leader, close to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, was shot dead by five unidentified persons inside a cloth showroom in Gurugram on Thursday. The incident happened in Sadar Bazaar area when the deceased, Sukhbir Khatana alias Sukhi, a resident of Rithoj village, went to the showroom with his friend.

 

Sukhbir Khatana, former vice president of Sohna market committee, succumbed to his bullet injuries at a hospital. A critically injured Khatana was rushed to nearby Aarvi hospital where doctors declared him ’brought dead’.

He was preparing to contest the Zila Parishad election from Sohna.

The incident happened around 3.20pm, when Sukhbir Khatana reached the Raymond showroom on Gurudwara Road with his friend Rajender in a Kia car. They parked the car near the showroom and went inside to shop.

The armed assailants were captured in the CCTV cameras installed at the cloth showroom where the crime took place. Footage showed five assailants, two of them wearing black t-shirts, one white check shirt, another cap, and one red shirt, leaving the showroom after allegedly gunning down their victim.

A police team led by DCP (West) Deepak Saharan examined the spot with the help of the Forensic Science Lab and a crime scene team.

Chaman, a brother-in-law of Khatana, shot him dead with his associates, alleged Khatana’s son Anurag in his complaint, police said. Chaman and others were booked under sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and sections 25-54-59 of Arms act at Civil Lines Police Station.

The post mortem will be done Friday, said police.

According to his Facebook account, Khatana was an RSS worker. Three hours before the murder he had updated his profile picture on the social media site, PTI reported.

“We have formed special teams including the crime unit team which are conducting raids in search of the accused. Most of the accused have been identified and they will be arrested as early as possible,” said Deepak Saharan.

Courtesy: India Today