Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 1 (ANI): About five unidentified gunmen shot BJP leader Sukhbir when he had gone to a cloth showroom in Haryana's Gurugram on Thursday, said Deepak Saharan, DCP West, Gurugram.

The BJP leader and former chairman of Sohna Market Committee Sukhbir later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, the police added.

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The incident occurred when the BJP leader went to buy clothes at a showroom in Sadar Bazar near Gurudwara Road.

The leader was said to be close to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

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The Gurgaon police have started investigating the CCTV footage and other evidence. (ANI)

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