New Delhi, July 5 -- Unidentified bike-borne gunmen shot dead their rival in the Najafgarh area of the national capital on Friday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Neeraj Tehlan, who was reportedly involved in several criminal cases in the past and was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head. He was also a key witness in the high-profile Najafgarh double murder case of February 2024.

Tehlan was attacked around 7:15 PM on Friday while he was sitting inside a car. Two to three bike-borne assailants opened multiple rounds of fire at him before fleeing the scene, police said.

The police suspect that the murder may have been orchestrated by gangster Harsh Dhanakad, alias Chintu, who was recently deported from abroad, and ...