India, July 5 -- The guard posted at the apartment building of prominent businessman Gopal Khemka said on Saturday that while the BJP leader was shot at around 11:30 PM, the police arrived at the scene at 2:30 AM.

This comes after the police claimed that officers patrolling the area had immediately reached the spot of crime.

According to a PTI report, the guard said he heard gunshots as soon as he proceeded to open the gate for Khemka's car.

"I saw his (Gopal Khemka) vehicle coming and stood up from my chair. He honked and as soon as I proceeded towards the gate, I heard gunshots," PTI quoted the guard, Ram Paras, as saying.

The guard said that he rushed towards the vehicle and saw Gopal Khemka in a pool of blood. According to him, th...