Two shot to death by three criminals in Dwarka

New Delhi: A 36-year-old man, involved in criminal cases, including murder, and his associate were shot dead on Wednesday  in the Bamnoli village of Dwarka, police said.

The victims, identified as Sandeep alias Mental and his associate Pawan Maan alias Ponny (29) were on their way to Dwarka court for a hearing in one of the cases in which Sandeep was an accused. They were coming from Gurgaon when they were attacked by three men, who arrived in a motorcycle and car respectively, the police said. The duo was travelling in the car when the accused overtook them and opened fire at them. The accused fired close to eight to 10 rounds on the victims, they said.

The duo sustained injuries and were admitted to a hospital, where they were declared dead, the police said. Sandeep was accused in 15 to 16 cases, including two of murder. His associate, Pawan, was wanted in two to three ciminal cases. The duo was involved in construction activities on a plot in Pochanpur village in Dwarka for the past few months.

However, in the last two-three weeks, some property dispute had emerged between Sandeep and other party. Police suspect this dispute to be the reason behind the incident, police said.

A senior police officer said that they have identified some suspects in the case and are on the lookout for them.