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Argument by drunk vendor led to mall murder, 2 held
Gurgaon: An unprovoked argument started by a drunk paan shop owner spiraled into the mall shooting that led to the murder of a tractor driver on Thursday morning, police said.
Waseem (24), a tractor driver, was stopped from entering the ILD Mall in Sector 47 along Sohna Road by Manoj, who runs a paan shop in the complex.
Police said on Friday that Waseem was heading inside the mall with his brother and a labourer to pick up construction debris from an area that was being renovated.
"Manoj had just closed his shop and was intoxicated. Without any provocation, Manoj screamed at Waseem and stopped the group at the mall's gate. When Waseem confronted Manoj, the shop owner started filming him on his phone. Waseem told him not to, and an argument ensued," a police officer said on Friday.
Waseem and the labourer managed to go inside the mall regardless. This allegedly enraged Manoj, who called his associate Deepak to the mall.
TOI reported on Friday that Deepak came to the mall soon after in his Scorpio, along with a staffer – Aarif (23). He was carrying a licensed pistol. Another confrontation erupted at the spot where Waseem and the labourer were working, and Deepak shot Waseem in the stomach. Police said Deepak was arrested from Bhondsi area of the city on Thursday, and Aarif was nabbed on Friday.
Manoj is still on the run.
"We have also recovered the Scorpio car. We will soon nab the other accused in the case," ASI Sandeep Kumar, Gurgaon police spokesperson, said.
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