2 held for killing of man in Rohini Park

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 45-year-old man inside a park in Rohini over a business rivalry, police said today.

Police said the 45-year-old man, identified as Rudra Pratap Singh, was found in park with gunshot wounds on May 19. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Police said one of the the accused, Kuldeep (33) was an employee of Rudra. Police zeroed in on him following interrogation of Rudra's partners and his employees.

Kuldeep told police that he shot at Rudra at the behest of the latter's cousin, Abhishek Pratap Singh (46), who was later arrested.

Kuldeep also revealed that the pistol was provided to him by Abhishek who confessed to have promised to pay Rs 15,000 per month for the next three years to Kuldeep.

Rudra and Abhishek were working together till 2011 and later became business rivals after their business partnership ended, the police said.