Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 27 (HBTV): Singer Rahul Fazilpuria was allegedly shot at on the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71 of Gurugram, Haryana. Police have identified the accused and registered an FIR, a police official said.

Sandeep Kumar, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Gurugram Police, said that police rushed to the scene upon receiving the information and found evidence of a bullet mark at the location.

‘Late last evening, Gurugram police received information about firing on the SPL (Southern Peripheral Road) in Sector 71. Police reached the spot. Police found a bullet mark on the spot,’ Kumar told reporters.

He added that a car was recovered from the scene and that the accused has been identified. ‘Police have registered an FIR on the complaint of the victim. Investigation is underway. Police have recovered the car from the spot, and the accused has been identified,’ Kumar said.

Further details in the case are awaited.

Rahul Fazilpuria had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on a Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) ticket from the Gurgaon constituency. According to the Election Commission of India, he received 13,278 votes and lost to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rao Inderjit Singh.

Meanwhile, Gurugram Police is also investigating the murder of Radhika Yadav, who was allegedly shot dead by her father, Deepak Yadav, over a dispute related to her tennis academy in Sector 57.

A Gurugram court on Saturday sent Deepak Yadav to 14-day judicial custody. He was produced before the duty magistrate with his face covered and under heavy police protection.

Radhika Yadav, aged 25, was cremated in Gurugram on July 11 after a post-mortem examination confirmed multiple gunshot wounds.

(ANI)