GURGAON: Police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old man, Deepak, who was shot dead inside his car at the bus stand in Sidhrawali village on November 9.Police have recovered one country-made pistol, one foreign-made PX-30 pistol, seven live cartridges and one mobile phone from the possession of the accused.The arrested accused have been identified as Jatin (21), a resident of Sidhrawali village, and Monu alias Dholia (27), a resident of Nangal Dargu village in Mahendragarh district, Haryana.According to the police, the murder was motivated by old enmity. On the morning of November 9, Bilaspur Police received information that Deepak had been shot dead at the Sidhrawali bus stand.A police team reached the spot and found him lying dead on the front seat of his car with gunshot injuries. Crime scene and fingerprint teams were called to examine the spot.Following a complaint by the victim’s uncle, a case was registered at Bilaspur police station against unidentified persons.A team led by Sub-Inspector Lalit Kumar, in-charge of Crime Branch Sector 40, arrested Jatin from Sahrawan village in Gurgaon on November 10.His alleged accomplice, Monu alias Dholia, was apprehended from Pawta in Kotputli, Rajasthan, on November 12. Jatin was produced before a court on November 11 and taken on five days of police remand for further interrogation.During questioning, the accused allegedly told investigators that Jatin held a grudge against Deepak and his associates because they had assaulted his brother around six months ago and also beaten up one of his friends. Jatin had allegedly received death threats in connection with the dispute.Police further said that Monu had his own personal enmity with Deepak. Monu used to work at a Restaurant in Sidhrawali owned by Satyendra Yadav, whom Deepak had allegedly attacked with the intention of killing him around six years ago. Monu wanted to avenge that incident but had not found an opportunity.According to investigators, Jatin subsequently contacted Monu, and the two allegedly conspired to kill Deepak, driven by their respective grudges. The weapons used in the murder were allegedly supplied to Monu by a fugitive criminal identified as Lipin Nehra.During interrogation, Monu also allegedly disclosed his involvement in another attempt-to-murder case registered in the Sector 10 police station area.Police said that the victim, Deepak, also had a criminal history, with eight cases registered against him in Gurgaon and Rajasthan. These included two murder cases, along with cases of attempt to murder, assault, extortion, illegal possession of weapons and offences under the Prison Act.Monu also has a criminal record, with eight cases registered against him in Gurgaon and Nangal Chaudhary (Narnaul). These include cases related to attempt to murder, robbery, snatching, the Arms Act and the Excise Act.Police said further investigation into the murder case is underway.
