<p>A local BJP leader was gunned down in full view of public on Thursday by armed assailants in a clothes showroom in Sadar Bazaar area.</p>.<p>The son of the deceased, who was also a vice president of Sohna market committee, accused one his relatives and his companions for the murder, police said.</p>.<p>According to police, the assailants were captured in the CCTV cameras installed in the Raymond showroom where the killing took place.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/bjp-looks-to-revive-alliance-with-tdp-to-bolster-prospects-in-telangana-1141235.html" target="_blank">BJP looks to revive alliance with TDP to bolster prospects in Telangana</a></strong></p>.<p>Footage showed five assailants, two of them wearing black t-shirts, one white check shirt, another cap, and one red shirt, leaving the showroom after allegedly gunning down their victim.</p>.<p>Four of them wore masks, while the fifth had his face hiding behind a white towel, police said.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Sukhbir Khatana alias Sukhi, a resident of Rithoj village, they said. He lived in Maruti Kunj, Bhondsi.</p>.<p>The incident happened around 3.20pm, when Khatana reached the Raymond Showroom on Gurudwara Road with his friend Rajender in a Kia car. They parked the car near the showroom and went inside to shop.</p>.<p>“Sukhbir bought some clothes and made the payment through a card. In the meantime, four-five armed men barged into the showroom and opened indiscriminate fire at Sukhbir,” Rajender, an eyewitness and the friend who accompanied Khatana inside the showroom, told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>“After firing several shots, the accused fled away,” he said.</p>.<p>A critically injured Khatana was rushed to nearby Aarvi hospital where doctors declared him “brought dead.”</p>.<p>A police team led by DCP (West) Deepak Saharan examined the spot with the help of the Forensic Science Lab and a crime scene team.</p>.<p>Sources said that Khatana was close to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and was preparing to contest the Zila Parishad election from Sohna.</p>.<p>According to his Facebook account, Khatana was an RSS worker. Three hours before the murder he had updated his profile picture on the social media site.</p>.<p>Chaman, a brother-in-law of Khatana, shot him dead with his associates, alleged Khatana’s son Anurag in his complaint, police said.</p>.<p>Chaman and others were booked under sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and section 25-54-59 of arms act at Civil Lines Police Station.</p>.<p>The post mortem will be done Friday, said police.</p>.<p>“We have formed special teams including the crime unit team which are conducting raids in search of the accused.</p>.<p>"Most of the accused have been identified and they will be arrested as early as possible,” said Saharan. </p>
<p>A local BJP leader was gunned down in full view of public on Thursday by armed assailants in a clothes showroom in Sadar Bazaar area.</p>.<p>The son of the deceased, who was also a vice president of Sohna market committee, accused one his relatives and his companions for the murder, police said.</p>.<p>According to police, the assailants were captured in the CCTV cameras installed in the Raymond showroom where the killing took place.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/bjp-looks-to-revive-alliance-with-tdp-to-bolster-prospects-in-telangana-1141235.html" target="_blank">BJP looks to revive alliance with TDP to bolster prospects in Telangana</a></strong></p>.<p>Footage showed five assailants, two of them wearing black t-shirts, one white check shirt, another cap, and one red shirt, leaving the showroom after allegedly gunning down their victim.</p>.<p>Four of them wore masks, while the fifth had his face hiding behind a white towel, police said.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Sukhbir Khatana alias Sukhi, a resident of Rithoj village, they said. He lived in Maruti Kunj, Bhondsi.</p>.<p>The incident happened around 3.20pm, when Khatana reached the Raymond Showroom on Gurudwara Road with his friend Rajender in a Kia car. They parked the car near the showroom and went inside to shop.</p>.<p>“Sukhbir bought some clothes and made the payment through a card. In the meantime, four-five armed men barged into the showroom and opened indiscriminate fire at Sukhbir,” Rajender, an eyewitness and the friend who accompanied Khatana inside the showroom, told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>“After firing several shots, the accused fled away,” he said.</p>.<p>A critically injured Khatana was rushed to nearby Aarvi hospital where doctors declared him “brought dead.”</p>.<p>A police team led by DCP (West) Deepak Saharan examined the spot with the help of the Forensic Science Lab and a crime scene team.</p>.<p>Sources said that Khatana was close to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and was preparing to contest the Zila Parishad election from Sohna.</p>.<p>According to his Facebook account, Khatana was an RSS worker. Three hours before the murder he had updated his profile picture on the social media site.</p>.<p>Chaman, a brother-in-law of Khatana, shot him dead with his associates, alleged Khatana’s son Anurag in his complaint, police said.</p>.<p>Chaman and others were booked under sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and section 25-54-59 of arms act at Civil Lines Police Station.</p>.<p>The post mortem will be done Friday, said police.</p>.<p>“We have formed special teams including the crime unit team which are conducting raids in search of the accused.</p>.<p>"Most of the accused have been identified and they will be arrested as early as possible,” said Saharan. </p>