الأحد، 18 نوفمبر 2012

Ponty was shot by Hardeep as he tried to get out of SUV: Witness

NEW DELHI: Ponty Chadha’s brother Hardeep Singh hurled abuses at him and repeatedly shot him as he tried to get out of his SUV, according to a complaint filed by Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, chairman of the Uttarakhand Minority Commission, who accompanied Chadha on his final drive to the disputed farmhouse.

The shootout was apparently triggered by Chadha’s attempt to lock up the farmhouse while Hardeep was away in Noida. According to an FIR filed by cops, Namdhari and Chadha drove to the farmhouse in Chadha’s Land Cruiser. The gate was locked. As Chadha’s security manager, Narendra Ahlawat, took the keys and tried to open it, Hardeep arrived at the spot with his guards and opened fire. Namdhari’s guard, Sachin Tyagi, then fired at Hardeep and hit him thrice, killing him.

Two FIRs lodged but no arrests yet

Police also filed a second FIR for robbery and ruckus allegedly created at the farmhouse by Chadha’s men before the shootout. No arrest has been made. Three men from Chadha’s side, Bhupinder Bisht, Prem Vir and Anna, have been named in the FIR. The complaint was filed by Nand Lal, the farmhouse’s manager.

In the first FIR (number 496), of which TOI has a copy, Sukhdev Singh Namdhari has given a blow-by-blow account of the shootout. As per Namdhari, he met Ponty around 9.30am at farmhouse number 21, Central Drive, Chhatarpur, Mehrauli. “After some time, we went to farmhouse number 42 in Chadha’s Land Cruiser. The gate was shut. Chadha’s security manager, Narendra Ahlawat, took the keys from someone and began to open the gate. Just then, Hardeep arrived at the spot with his PSOs and opened fire at Narendra who began to run inside to save himself,” Namdhari said.

According to his statement, Hardeep walked towards the SUV hurling abuses at Ponty and opened fire with his pistol even as Chadha was trying to come out of the vehicle. “I panicked and opened the other door and tried to escape but Hardeep fired twice at me as well. I did not get hit as I quickly sat down next to the wheels. I saw Hardeep’s PSOs and gunners standing behind and opening fire too and Hardeep walking inside the farmhouse. Seeing Hardeep fire at me, my gunner, Sachin Tyagi, opened fire with his licensed carbine in order to save my life,” said Namdhari. He spotted Chadha lying in the back seat, bleeding heavily, so he rushed him to the Fortis hospital with the help of the driver.

Hardeep apparently fired around 20 bullets. Ponty sustained wounds at 15 places on his body while his security manager was hit once.

Cops reached the farmhouse and found Hardeep lying dead in the guardroom. They brought back Na8mdhari to the scene of crime where he identified the body. A case under Sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) and the Arms Act was registered on his complaint. The second FIR has been re88gis8t8ered for the ruckus created by around four dozen men at the farmhouse before the shootout.

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Ponty was shot by Hardeep as he tried to get out of SUV: Witness

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