India, April 13 -- NEW DELHI

A day after property dealer Raj Kumar Drall was shot dead in full public view by at least eight assailants in a "contract killing" incident at Paschim Vihar, a social media account titled "Nandu" has claimed responsibility for the incident, police said on Saturday.

According to the post, the murder was an outcome of gang rivalry between gangsters Nandu, alias Kapil Sangwan, who is reportedly abroad in hiding, and Manjeet Mahal.

The social media post, mentioning names of "Kapil Sangwan Nandu, Sourabh Nangloi, Raju Ghalot Najafgarh, Nandu", claimed responsibility. It went on to state that Nandu planned the murder because the victim and his brother were grabbing land for Manjeet Mahal. "He and his brother had ...