Fazilpuria shooting: One arrested, police say he rented car, conducted reccee

Indian Express

17-07-2025

A Sonepat resident was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in shooting at 35-year-old singer-rapper Rahul Fazilpuria in Gurgaon on Monday.
Around 5.50 pm on July 14, when Fazilpuria was leaving the Fazilpur area in his car, men driving a white Tata Punch car – which had initially trailed him – had opened fire on him. The bullet had struck a pole, and the perpetrators fled in the same vehicle.
The Sector 40 Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested Vishal, a resident of Jajal in Sonepat.
'His questioning has revealed that Vishal, along with accomplices, conducted reconnaissance of the victim's routes and locations, staying in various guest houses in Gurugram. On the day of the incident, he tracked the singer-rapper and shared details with his associates, who then executed the shooting,' said an officer.
The police said Vishal was also involved in renting the Tata Punch car used in the crime, which has since been recovered.
Earlier in the evening, a post surfaced on social media in which a person claimed responsibility for shooting at Fazilpuria. The note said the shooting was the fallout of a financial dispute.
'Greetings to all brothers, I am Sunil Sardhania. The attack that happened on Fazilpuria was a warning from me. If we wanted to kill him, we would have done it outside his office. We want our money back, which Deepak Bhai invested in him, taking money from his acquaintances to make Fazilpuria a celebrity. Deepak Nandal, my brother, invested a total of 5 crores for him', the post, translated from Hindi, read.
It added that earlier, Fazilpuria would say that if he did not become successful enough, he would sell his land to repay the money. 'That brother (who lent the money) ruined 10 years of his life for him and also lost 5 crores. Now that his (Fazilpuria's) songs have become hits, he's showing off his political influence and for the last 2 years, he neither picks up the phone nor explains anything to anyone.'
The note concluded by issuing an ultimatum, saying that if the money was not returned, an acquaintance of Fazilpuria would be killed every month.
A Gurgaon Police spokesperson said they are yet to verify the post and its source.
CCTV camera footage had emerged early Tuesday of the Tata Punch car allegedly following Fazilpuria. In his complaint to the police, Fazilpuria has said that he got into his vehicle and escaped unhurt as the assailants could not chase him due to the traffic.