

They had come out on bail a few years ago.Īccording to the police, members of Manoj’s family were since looking for an opportunity to avenge his death. Balram and Sohanpal had killed one Manoj, a villager, and were handed the life term in connection with the murder. The attack, police said, is the fallout of an old enmity between two families in Kasan village following a murder that dates back to 2007.

They are undergoing treatment at a Sector 38 hospital. Apart from Rajesh, the others who were injured were Gopal’s brother Balram, Parveen, his cousin, Yash, Balram’s eight-year-old son, and Chauhan, a relative. His elder brother, Sohanpal (35), died in the hospital. Police said Gopal’s younger son, Vikas (21), had seven bullets pumped into him and succumbed to the injuries on the spot. It continued for almost 15 minutes,” said Rajesh, Gopal’s brother-in-law, from his hospital bed. The four, who suffered bullet wounds, are still in hospital.Īround 7.40pm on Thursday, Gopal (in his early fifties), the former sarpanch of Kasan village in Manesar, was offering prayers with his family and relatives who had come over to celebrate Diwali when the assailants raided the house.

While the sarpanch’s younger son died before he could be wheeled into a hospital, the other succumbed to injuries during treatment. GURUGRAM: Three men barged into the house of a former sarpanch in a Manesar village and fired indiscriminately at his family performing Lakshmi puja on Diwali, killing both his sons and injuring four, including an eight-year-old boy.
