A 55-year-old man out on parole in a murder case was shot dead on Thursday morning in Kasan village in a revenge attack allegedly carried out by the son of the man he had killed eight years ago.Sunder Fauji, a former NSG commando serving a life term for a 2018 murder, was on 70 days’ parole to attend his niece’s wedding scheduled on April 20 and had reached the village on March 29.One of the two attackers has been identified as Rohan, the son of Bahadur Singh Sarpanch, whose murder led to Sunder’s conviction. The second accused has also been identified, but police have not disclosed his name as the investigation is ongoing.The incident occurred at 8.40am and Sunder suffered four gunshot wounds.IMT Manesar SHO Sunil Beniwal said police received a call at 8.53am, after which teams reached the spot and examined CCTV footage.“Forensic and fingerprint experts were called to examine the crime scene. Police recovered a country-made weapon and a pistol from the site,” police spokesperson Sandeep Turan said.CCTV footage shows Sunder sitting near the Moni Baba shrine with two others when two armed men approached. Rohan fired multiple shots, while his associate’s weapon malfunctioned during the attack.After being hit, Sunder fell off the platform and lost consciousness, while the two men with him ran to safety. Panic spread in the area as residents gathered, and both assailants fled.“According to the probe so far, Rohan avenged his father’s murder. We have recovered three empty cartridges and three live cartridges at the spot,” the SHO said.Sources said Rohan had been waiting for an opportunity to avenge his father’s death.“We have identified both suspects. Multiple CIA teams are raiding their possible hideouts, and they will be nabbed soon. After their arrest, the source of the weapons used will be ascertained,” a senior police officer said. The body was handed over to the family after the postmortem.In April 2018, Sunder shot dead Bahadur over a dispute involving Rs 27 lakh that he claimed was unpaid. He was also under pressure from villagers who had lent money to the sarpanch on his guarantee.Sunder alleged that the sarpanch and his associate misbehaved with him and pushed him out of a dairy, which provoked him to pull out his licensed pistol and fire eight bullets at Bahadur.Police said Bahadur is survived by four children, including two sons, while Sunder is survived by two daughters and a son.Police are maintaining vigil to prevent any further escalation of the rivalry.Eight suspects, including Rohan, Gulshan, Satpal, Manoj, Rahul, Buccha, Sarla and Santosh, have been booked for murder and criminal conspiracy at IMT Manesar police station under Sections 103(1), 3(5), and 61 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act.
