Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj was shot dead in a south Delhi farmhouse Tuesday morning by two to three unidentified people, police said
Bhardwaj, who contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on a BSP ticket and was the richest candidate with assets worth over Rs.603 crore, was gunned down in the farmhouse in south Delhi's Rajokri area around 9 a.m., an official said.u00a0
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He was rushed to Army's Research and Referral Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.u00a0
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His associate was injured and is under treatment.u00a0
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Initial inquiries revealed that the killers entered the farmhouse in a black car with a fake registration number. There was a heated argument after which they shot Bhardwaj and fled from the spot.u00a0
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Bhardwaj, 61, who dabbled in real estate, hotels and education, was rushed to Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj where he was declared dead.
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Police said three to four rounds had been fired from an automatic revolver. Bhardwaj suffered three bullet injuries, an official said.u00a0
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Prima facie, it appears to be personal rivalry, he said, adding that the men might be contract killers, hired to do to the job.u00a0
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The car is yet to be traced.u00a0
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