Dispute led to dairy owner’s murder in Gurgaon, two held

Gurgaon: Two men were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 24-year-old

dairy owner

on New Railway Road.

The crime took place on February 22 and the deceased was identified as Manish, a resident of

Basai

— who along with his dairy business ran a tempo on New Railway Road, police said.

According to Manish’s father — Budhraj, the duo were planning to go to

Sadar Bazar

on February 22 to purchase a container and some cattle food.

“Manish dropped me near a temple at Feroz Gandhi Colony on his two-wheeler and went to bring his friend Shivjeet’s SUV,” said Budhraj adding that Manish was about to start the SUV when two youths came near him and fired indiscriminately. “Hearing gunshots, I ran towards Shivjeet’s house and spotted two youths, who were wearing masks, running towards the main road,” said Budhraj adding that he found his son lying in a pool of blood inside the car.

Manish was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.

After a month of investigation, the crime unit of Sector 17 arrested two youths on Wednesday. The duo have been identified as Yogender (24) and Sanjay Panchal (31). ACP (crime) Preet Pal Sangwan said the duo had a dispute with Manish over running an auto on New Railway Road and had planned the murder. “The duo were produced in court and have been kept in police remand. We are investigating if more people are involved in this murder,” the ACP said.