BJP Leader Surendra Shot Dead By Neighbour In Haryana's Sonipat Over Land Dispute

Sonipat: A local BJP leader was shot dead in Haryana's Sonipat on Friday night, police said. Surendra Jawahar, the Mundlana Mandal President of the party, was killed allegedly over a land dispute at around 9 pm on the night of Holi.

The police have arrested the accused, Manu. Confirming the arrest, ACP Crime Rishikant said, "We received information yesterday that gunfire occurred in Jawahar village, resulting in the death of Surendra. Manu, who had a land dispute with the BJP leader, shot Surendra Singh. The accused has been arrested, and his interrogation is going on."

The slain leader's body has been sent for post-mortem.

The accused was allegedly enraged over a property dispute involving land Surendra had purchased. According to police, Surendra had bought land from his neighbour in the name of his aunt, but the neighbour had previously warned him not to enter the land.

However, when the BJP leader arrived at the site to clear the land for seed sowing, the accused engaged in a heated argument with him, following which Surendra left the place. The accused then confronted Surendra at his shop and fired bullets at him.

CCTV footage of the incident showed Surendra running into a shop with his attacker following him. The attacker grabbed hold of Surendra and fired three bullets at him point-blank. Surendra succumbed to his injuries on the spot.