The body of a man with gunshot injuries was found on the service lane near the exit gate of Maharajha Agarsen Hospital in Delhi on Thursday. The man identified as Harish Sharma (45) had left his residence at 10:30 pm on Wednesday, police said, adding that seven persons have been arrested in the case. 

The victim had allegedly left his residence on Wednesday to offer Diwali wishes to his friend and participated in a game of cards. When Harish started winning the game, a fight allegedly emerged between the participants and he was shot at.

According to police, the accused persons shot him and carried his body in a scooty to dump the body near the exit gate of Maharajha Agarsen Hospital.

“A call was received at 3:20 am on Wednesday regarding the body found near the exit gate of Maharajha Agarsen Hospital. The body was identified and family was informed. The wife of the deceased Sunita Sharma suspected one Raju (32) of killing her husband and on her statement a case was registered at Punjabi Bagh Police Station,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Monika Bhardwaj stated.

“The seven accused persons who were arrested were identified as Raju Bhilwari (32), Ram (33), Rajesh (29), Jitender Kumar (38), Harikant (38), Kuldeep (40), Ramesh Kapoor (71).

The accused Raju was earlier involved in a murder and attempt to murder case in Hari Nagar police station.

While Ram was in possession of the gun used to murder the deceased. The weapon of offence has been recovered,” she said.