A 28-year-old man was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants in Firozgandhi colony area of Gurugram at around 12 pm on Monday, the police said.
CCTV cameras have captured the entire incident which went viral hours after the crime.
According to the police, the armed assailants, who came on foot at the crime spot, pumped dozens bullets into the deceased who was later identified as Manish a resident of Basai village in Gurugram.
The victim was seated in his Mahindra SUV car when the incident took place. The accused had also fired several bullets on the victims vehicle.
The CCTV visuals showed two unidentified armed assailants who were wearing face masks execute the crime with an intention to kill the victim and escape the spot on foot.
Soon after the incident a team of New Colony police station, crime branch units along with forensic experts team rushed to the the spot to collect evidence.
The body has been sent to the mortuary for post-mortem.
Police is trying to ascertain the cause of the murder. Whether it is a case of gang rivalry or personal enmity can be known only after the investigation is complete,” they said.
According to the police, the victim Manish had no criminal record and used to run a dairy farm in Basai village.
Sources said that the SUV was owned by an Advocate identified as Babu of Firozgandhi colony. The victim had borrowed the SUV to travel somewhere.
They also said that the Advocate was involved in a murder case which was executed in Gurgaon village in 2012 which was registered at Sector-5 police station. The probe team also investigation the matter from this angle as well.
“ We are trying to ascertain the cause of the murder. The reason behind the murder will only be known after the investigation is complete. The body has been kept in the mortuary for medical examination. The deceased’s family didn’t suspect anyone behind the incident. A case of murder has been registered against an unknown person at New Colony police station,” said Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime).