Gurgaon: Two suspects have been arrested in the murder of a 30-year-old Zomato food delivery agent in Rewari, police said on Wednesday.
The defendant, added the police, was a drug addict, roaming around the city with a country-made gun on Sunday night when they found sending Mahendra Singh’s men near Ansal City.
The duo was suspected of trying to rob Singh, who was in this area to give food orders.
According to the police, Singh opposed them, followed which one accused of issuing a gun and shooting him in the stomach.
After that, the defendant was suspected of taking 7,000 cash and cellphones from Singh and fled their motorbikes.
Singh was found bloody on the road near the cities of Ansal by two people passing on the scooter.
They took him to the nearest hospital, from where he was referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
But Singh gave up on his wounds later that night.
The police said that after knowing about crime the same night, they had launched an attack in various places in REWARI and neighboring districts to track the perpetrators.
Then on Tuesday, the defendant, Leon aka Little and Krishhan aka Danny, both of them were REWARI, arrested.
According to the police, the duo will carry out a robbery and buy medicine with money.
The police have recovered one state gun and three cartridges directly from them.
During the police interrogation, the duo was thought to claim to commit a crime, adding that they needed money to buy drugs.
“On Sunday night, they were near Ansal City when they saw Mahendra Singh.
They stopped him and asked for money.
But when they tried to win his wallet, Singh protested ferociously.
So, Leon aka slightly shot him in the stomach and duo escape after taking money And Singh’s cellphone from his pocket, “said Police Supervisor Mohammad Jamal.Police said that Leon had registered in various police stations crossing Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, Danny has four previous criminal cases in his name.
Singh’s family member said he had asked Zomato to transfer to Rewari from Palwal just a few months ago with better hope of opportunities.
In Rewari, he has shifted to a house near his sister along with his wife and 10-year-old son.
A spokesman for Zomato said that the company would provide all support for the Singh family.
“We will provide work to one of the brothers as a shipping agent.
We have also raised funds internally to surrender to the family.
We will provide unconditional support to the family,” said the spokesman.