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Former Delhi MLA Bharat Singh Shot Dead

Former MLA Bharat Singh has been shot dead by unidentified persons in south-west Delhi’s Najafgarh area.

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Former INLD MLA Bharat Singh was shot dead and two of his associates critically injured when unidentified persons shot at them in south-west Delhi’s Najafgarh area here this evening.

The incident took place at around 8:10 PM when Singh was attending a religious programme at Abhinandan Vatika in Najafgarh, from where he was elected as a MLA in 2009.

38-year-old Singh was attacked by six armed men who reached the spot in a SUV. At least 15-20 rounds of bullets were fired.

Singh was the younger brother of local strongman Kishen Pehalwan, who has more than two dozen criminal cases registered against him, the Delhi police said.

Officials said that prima facie it seems to be a case of gang war and the needle of suspicion points towards the gang of local criminal Udayveer alias Kaale, who was recently released from jail.

A senior police officer said that all the three injured men were rushed to Medanta hospital in Gurgaon, where Singh succumbed to his injuries while condition of the other two – Singh’s personal security officers (PSO) – is critical.

Eyewitnesses claimed that Singh was shot in the head at close range.

“He has been declared dead by doctors,” Joint Commissioner of Police (southwestern range) Tajendra Luthra told PTI.

Crime and FSL teams picked up circumstantial evidence from the crime scene and several teams including those from the Special Cell and Crime Branch have been deployed to crack the case.

A similar attack had taken place on Singh in June 2012. He was shot at by assailants outside his office in a south-west Delhi locality.

Singh had survived two bullet injuries - one in his left shoulder and another in his abdomen.

In that case, the police had arrested four people, who are facing trial in the case.

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