Liquor and real estate Baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep Chadha were shot dead at a farmhouse in Mehrauli , Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.
“As of now we have got the details that first Hardeep shot Ponty and immediately Ponty’s gunmen shot Hardeep. The shooting was a result of a property dispute. The incident happened around 12.30 p.m.,” a senior police official told IANS.
“Two security guards were injured in the incident. The bodies of the Chadhas and the injured security guards have been taken to AIIMS,” police official added.
According to police, the shootout took place on the lawn of the sprawling farmhouse at 42, Central Lane, DLF, Chattarpur farms, Mali village in Mehrauli on the southern edges of the capital.
“Hardeep called on his brother Ponty at around 11.30 a.m. today (Saturday) to discuss about a real estate deal. The two had an argument, which turned into an altercation, following which the firing took place resulting in the death of both,” a senior police official said.
“Gurpreet Singh Chadha alias Ponty Chadha and Hardeep Chadha were brought dead to Fortis Hospital in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj and later both the bodies were taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for post mortem examination,” a police official said.
Earlier on Oct 5, a case of shooting had taken place inside Ponty Chadha’s ancestral home in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.