Police said Sukhbir Khatana was shot dead by men who were already linked to the murder.
Gurgaon:
Local BJP leader Sukhbir Khatana was shot dead by five men inside a textile showroom in Gurgaon today. Police are checking CCTV camera footage from the site, on Gurudwara Road near Sadar Bazaar.
The gunmen were inside the showroom when he entered, and they started shooting indiscriminately. There were a number of shoppers and other employees who either ran or ran away. “Sukhbir Khatana was seriously injured. He died on his way to a private hospital,” said Deepak Sahran, district police chief.
He was a former Deputy Chairman of Sona Market Committee in Gurgaon and is said to be close to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. From the nearby village of Rethog, he was preparing for the Zila Parishad elections, according to news reports.
His body was sent for an autopsy after a murder case was registered.
