Cop shoots gym owner dead in Delhi’s Rohini

Prima facie the murder appears to be the fallout of personal enmity. The policeman has been dismissed from duty and arrested

A Delhi Police head constable shot dead a 28-year-old gym owner in Rohini’s Budh Vihar on Thursday morning.

A forensics and crime team was rushed to the spot and the weapon used by Kumar was seized. (HT File Photo)

Senior police officers said prima facie the murder appears to be the fallout of personal enmity. The policeman has been arrested and the process to dismiss him from duty is under way, they said.

The police identified the dead man as Deepak Gehlawat, 28, a resident of Dwarka Mod.

According to the police, the incident took place around 6am when Gehlawat and the head constable, Surender Kumar, met in his Brezza car. “It has come to light that both were drinking when an altercation started between them. The two men got into a scuffle during which Kumar shot Gehlawat twice with his service pistol. Gehlawat was hit in his forearm and on the left of his upper chest. When Gehlawat was shot, he was standing outside his car. He died instantly,” said a police officer who did not wish to be named.

Deputy commissioner of police (Rohini) Pramod Kumar Mishra said as soon as the incident was reported, the head constable was arrested.“He is being dismissed from job and is under arrest. We are interrogating him to find out the reason behind the murder. During preliminary enquiry, he has not mentioned any strong reason to have killed Gehlawat. We are interrogating him to establish the sequence of incidents,” Mishra said.

A forensics and crime team was rushed to the spot and the weapon used by Kumar was seized.

Police said Surender Kumar was posted with Shahbad Dairy police station. His family members and colleagues are being questioned to know if the two men had any dispute.

Police are checking CCTV footage from the crime scene and phone call records between Gehlawat and the head constable, investigators said.