Double murder in Delhi salon: Attackers identified, police suspect dispute over social media post

New Delhi, February 10

A day after two people were shot dead inside a salon in Delhi’s Najafgarh, the police have identified both the attackers, who were suspected to have been involved in a dispute with the accused over a social media post, official sources said.

They said the two accused have been identified as Sanjeev Dahiya alias Sanju and Harsh alias Chintu, who shot Ashish and Sonu dead at Najafgarh’s Indira Park on Friday. The victims had gone to the salon for a haircut.

Purported CCTV footage also surfaced on social media where one of the victims is seen pleading with the assailants. He was hit in his head by bullets fired from a point-blank range.

A police official said it prima facie appears to be a case of personal enmity, which ensued over an abusive social media post. But the exact reason behind the blood bath will be ascertained once the accused are arrested, he added.

According to sources, Dahiya practises law in a Delhi court but it is yet to be verified while Harsh, brother of jailed gangster Yogesh Tunda, was recently released from prison on bail.

At least half a dozen teams of the local police and crime branch have been formed to nab the accused.

DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, “We will get more clarity once the accused are arrested.”