A 37-year-old Gurgaon-based property dealer was gunned down by two bike-borne assailants.
Police said the victim Narendra Kataria, who was also a local badminton player had gone for practice at a badminton court in sector-9 area, was returning to his residence when the incident took place late last night.
"When Kataria was going towards his SUV, both the accused persons stopped him and they started verbal argument with him. In the meantime they gunned him down by firing seven to eight bullets," said Ranbir Singh, ACP-crime, Gurgaon.
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After hearing gunshots, locals ran to help Kataria but the accused managed to escape from the spot, Singh said.
Kataria was later admitted to a city-based private hospital where later he succumbed to his injuries during treatment, the official added.
Before dying, Kataria disclosed his attackers' names as Lajpat Kaushik and Vijay Kaushik to locals on the way to hospital. They had attacked him on account of a property dispute.
"Kataria had successful deal of one acre plot based in Bawal industrial area in Rewari district. It proved to be a very profitable deal that made the Kaushiks unhappy," the officer said.
A case has been registered in sector-9 police station and a manhunt is on to nab both Kaushiks, he added.
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