Delhi Police says BSP leader Deepak Bharadwaj’s killers identified

New Delhi, 29th March: The murder case of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj, Delhi Police said on Friday they have identified the two men Sunil and Purushottam alias Monu involved in the murder. They both were the shooters police said.

“We recovered a Skoda car which was used by the duo during the incident. It was recovered from outer Delhi yesterday (Thursday),” a police officer said to a news agency. He added that the car owner, Rakesh, has been taken into police custody.

The car has been impounded. “No arrests have been made so far,” the officer added.

Bhardwaj, the richest candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from Delhi with declared assets of over Rs 600 crore, was shot dead on March 26 at around 9 am by unidentified men in his south Delhi’s 35-acre farmhouse in Rajokri.

“During interrogation Rakesh said that he got Rs 8 lakh from Sunil to buy a car. Rakesh also identified both the shooters from the CCTV footage,” police said.

The two suspected killers and an accomplice fled in a Skoda that sported a fake registration number.

A post-mortem examination report revealed Bhardwaj had been shot in his head and chest.

The killers entered the farmhouse on the pretext of meeting Bhardwaj to book a marriage venue in the farmhouse complex.

Bureau Report

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