Property dealer beaten to death

Gurugram, May 23

A 38-year-old property dealer, a resident of Sikandarpur Badha village, was killed when he and his friend were brutally thrashed by a group of armed assailants, led by Mukesh Yadav, brother of gangster Rakesh Hayatpur.

The accused attacked the duo over a dispute of Rs 35 lakh. The property dealer died today in a private hospital. An FIR was registered against Mukesh and others at the Kherki Daula police station.

Sources said the police had detained Mukesh and his five associates. Meanwhile, a close associate of gangster Rakesh Hayatpur claimed on his behalf that he had no relationship with his brother since 2018 when Mukesh had got an FIR registered against him.

Cops said on Saturday afternoon the property dealer, Har Gobind, was returning from Farrukhnagar in his car along with his friend Sandeep, whi said when they reached at Canal Chowk in Sector 86, Mukesh and 15 armed men stopped them after overtaking them. “They were carrying baseball bats, hockey and iron rods. First they held us hostage at gunpoint and then thrashed us. No one came to save us and when Har Gobind fainted, they fled the spot.”

An FIR of brawl and attempt to murder was registered, but later Section 302 of the IPC was added in the FIR.

“Har Gobind and Mukesh were doing property business. A financial dispute was going on between them and Har Gobind had mortgaged his land’s paper with Mukesh, but he always threatened him and his family. He killed Har Gobind,” said Krishan Kumar, brother-in-law of the victim.

Police sources said the victim and his friend also had criminal record as a kidnapping case was registered against them earlier. — OC