Gangster claims hand in property dealer murder in Gurgaon, threatens Fazilpuria
Shokeen (39) was gunned down in a hail of bullets near Palm Hills society in Sector 77 on Monday night.
The brutal killing appears to be the latest chapter in an ongoing dispute involving Fazilpuria, who has been under pressure to pay Rs 5 crore to his former friend and producer Deepak Nandal. The murder follows an attack on the singer's car last month, for which, too, Sardhania had claimed responsibility. Shokeen, a Delhi-based property dealer, was struck by around 15 bullets.
Three of them were recovered during autopsy — two from his pelvis and one from the abdomen.
The victim suffered multiple entry and exit wounds, leaving his body severely damaged.
In a social media post following the murder, Sardhania — believed to be a member of the Himanshu Bhau gang — explicitly took credit for the hit. "I, Sunil Sardhania, got Rohit Shokeen murdered on Southern Peripheral Road in Gurgaon. Fazilpuria will have to pay our money or else many people will die in this fight," the post declared, mentioning both Deepak Nandal and one Rao Inderjeet Yadav.
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Cops said they were working to authenticate Sardhania's social media claims.
The roots of this violence trace back to a bitter fallout between Fazilpuria and Nandal, who had previously produced the singer's songs. Police sources said Shokeen had acted as a guarantor for Fazilpuria in his financial dealings with Nandal. Fazilpuria has, however, consistently denied any loan arrangements, saying that only music labels had invested in his career.
The attack was executed by two motorcyclists with covered faces — one wearing a helmet and the other concealing his identity with a muffler. Shokeen, who had borrowed an automatic car from his elder brother for a trip to Noida, was accompanied by a Delhi-based friend who survived the attack.
According to police accounts, the shooting occurred when Shokeen's friend crossed the road to buy cigarettes, leaving the victim alone outside the vehicle.
The assailants, who had apparently been trailing the car, seized this moment to strike.
"They were definitely chasing the victim's car and attacked him as he stopped in Sector 77. We have vital clues and will soon arrest the suspects," a police officer said. Investigators briefly detained a food delivery worker who happened to be at the scene, but found no connection to the crime. A witness from a nearby liquor store said he heard "one gunshot initially, followed by multiple bullets being fired continuously".
Shokeen was rushed to the nearby Civil Hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.
A case was filed under sections 103(1) (murder), 3(5) (act done by several persons), and provisions of the Arms Act at Kherki Daula police station, based on a complaint by the victim's elder brother, Vijay Shokeen. The body was released to the family following an autopsy.
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