The incident was reported on Sunday when the victim Sunder Malik alighted from his car at a parking lot outside an eatery in Murthal, they said.
(Photo: Chandigarh police)
Eight teams have been formed to investigate the murder of a liquor trader who was allegedly shot dead by two assailants in Sonepat district of Haryana, police said on Monday.
The incident was reported on Sunday when the victim Sunder Malik alighted from his car at a parking lot outside an eatery in Murthal, they said.
The two assailants fired indiscriminately at Malik, killing him on the spot, police said.
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Malik (36), a resident of Sargathal village in Sonepat district, was earlier booked in more than 10 cases, including murder and other offences, the police said. He was out on bail.
CCTV footage of the incident showed the accused rushing towards Malik’s vehicle with weapons and shooting him multiple times as soon as he came out. The duo then fled the spot, they said.
The police said over 20 rounds were fired by the accused, adding that the number of bullets that hit Malik would be ascertained only after post-mortem.
Gangster Himanshu Bhau claimed responsibility of the murder in a social media post. Last year, Interpol had issued a red-corner notice against Bahu, who is believed to be outside India and his team members have been executing crime in the area.
Sonepat Deputy Commissioner of Police Gaurav Rajpurohit said two to three people were seen coming out of a Honda car and firing indiscriminate shots at Sundar Malik.
This is the fifth firing incident and fourth death reported in such incidents in Sonepat, Jhajjar and Rohtak districts in less than two months.
Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said criminals have no fear of law and they are executing crimes freely. “This government has failed to deal with criminals. A common person cannot move freely on the road even in daylight and criminals are executing crime in broad daylight and the government remains a mute spectator,” he said.
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