Property dealer shot dead inside SUV in Delhi

NEW DELHI, April 11: n a suspected case of gangwar and mistaken identity, unidentified assailants gunned down a 52-year-old property dealer inside his SUV in outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar (East) area on Friday, police said.Rajkumar Dalal was driving his SUV when the attackers, who came in two cars, opened fire at him, a senior police officer said, adding that Dalal was into real-estate dealings.Sources in the police said the assailants reportedly wanted to shoot Dalal’s brother, who is allegedly linked to gangster Manjeet Mahal.It is likely that assailants affiliated to rival gangs were behind Dalal’s killing, the officer said.The killers fired around 15 rounds at Dalal to make sure that he was dead before fleeing. It seems that they conducted a recce of the target before committing the crime, which appears to be the fallout of a property dispute, the officer said.Dalal was travelling from to his gym when he was shot. A video purportedly showing the victim lying in a pool of blood on the driver’s seat has gone viral on social media. (PTI)