Latest News | Property Dealer Shot at by Four Youths at His House in Faridabad

Faridabad, Nov 25 (PTI) A 68-year-old property dealer was allegedly shot at by four youths at his house on Friday late evening, police said.

The bullet hit Naresh Mittal in the chest, leaving him critically injured and he is being treated at a hospital, police said on Saturday.

Also Read | Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) 2023 Date: When Is National Law Day? Know History and Significance of the Day Commemorating the Adoption of the Constitution of India.

It is being said that there was a dispute between the accused and Naresh Mittal regarding the purchase and sale of land in Nainital (Uttarakhand). Following the complaint of the dealer's son, an FIR was registered at the Faridabad Central police station and two accused were arrested, said police.

The property dealer lives alone at his house in sector 15 A, where he has kept a woman named Tulsi at home as a domestic help, according to the complaint filed by the victim's son Ashok Mittal.

Also Read | 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks History and Significance: 15 Years On, Remembering the 2008 Terror Attacks That Shook the Entire Nation and Witnessed Supreme Sacrifice of Great Heroes.

“On Friday evening, around 7.15 pm, one of my acquaintances informed me on the phone that Kulwant Chahal, a resident of Sector 15 A, had shot my father. I reached there and rushed my father to the hospital. My father told me that Kulwant had come along with three other people to transact money in a land-related matter and during the argument they shot at him,” as Naresh said in his complaint.

Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against Kulwant and others under relevant sections of the IPC and the Arms Act on Friday night.

“We have arrested the main accused Kulwant Chahal and his associate Sanjay within hours and are questioning them. The condition of the injured property dealer is now stable,” said Inspector Ranvir Singh, SHO of Faridabad Central police station.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)