Revenge killing of Delhi businessman, shot at 69 times, plotted by gangster Himanshu Bhau’s aide: Cops

In May, 10 rounds of shots were fired at businessman Arun Lohiya, who was driving a Scorpio, near the Commander Chowk in Mehrauli, when he was intercepted by the alleged assailants. “The accused, Deepak, knew Lohiya and belonged to the same village as him. They had a dispute over land in the village. It seems like a case of personal enmity,” an officer said. Lohiya, also a resident of Aya Nagar, was taken to the nearby hospital, where he died. In June, about three weeks later, accused Deepak and one other shooter were nabbed by the Delhi Police after a brief exchange of fire near Chirag Delhi- Khanpur road.

“Deepak was taken to Tihar, and some of the family members of Arun started plotting a revenge. That’s when Kamal, Arun’s maternal uncle, stepped in,” a police officer said. A resident of Faridabad,  Kamal allegedly knows Neeraj Faridpuriya, a close associate of Himanshu Bhau.  “Faridpuriya then arranged for five to six members of the Bhau gang to execute Deepak’s brother. But Deepak’s family was aware of it, and moved his brother someplace else,” the police officer said.

On November 30, Fareedpuriya’s men came searching for Deepak’s brother in Aya Nagar, but instead found his father Ratan, who was then shot dead, according to police.