ajbir Singh, a controversial Delhi police 'encounter' specialist with over 50 kills to his credit, was shot dead on Monday night in neighbouring Gurgaon allegedly by a property dealer over a dispute on 'investments' he had made with the realtor.
The 48-year-old assistant commissioner, whose career had its share of both glory and controversy, was gunned down at the office of real estate agent Vijay Bhardwaj after an altercation over payment of profit money in a property deal.
Singh was killed by his own gun given to Bhardwaj three days ago, Gurgaon Police Commissioner Mohinder Lal told a press conference.
The controversial police officer, who was involved in the investigations in the terrorist attack on Parliament House and the Red Fort, would have taken precautions had he known that Bharadwaj had enmity with him and had "something in his mind", he said.
"He would not have given his revolver to a person had he known he would kill him," Lal said.
Haryana Director General of Police Ranjiv Dalal said Singh, who enjoyed 'Z' category security, knew Bharadwaj well and was doing "all these shady things."
"So he decided to go alone or otherwise he would have gone with his own people," the DGP said.
Singh, a recipient of President's Police Medal for Gallantry and four other awards, was shot twice from point blank range in Sukhrali village of Gurgaon at around 8 pm.
Dalal said Singh had gone to collect money, which he had invested with the real estate agent.
Meanwhile, doubts cropped up about the claim made by Singh's alleged assassin that the police officer's own revolver recovered from the scene of crime was used to kill him.
Singh's alleged killer Bhardwaj had claimed that he had gunned down the police officer on Monday night with the .32 revolver recovered from the scene of the crime and that the weapon was given to him by Singh himself three days before the incident.
Sources, however, said the two bullets that hit Singh were apparently not fired from the recovered weapon, hinting at the possibility of another gun having been used in the crime.
The picture will be clear after the ballistic report is received, sources said.
Image: Vijay Bharadwaj, who allegedly shot dead Delhi cop Rajbir Singh, being brought to a Gurgaon court on Thursday.
Photograph: PTI Photo
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