At least four people, including two students, were shot by three men over a money dispute on the Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) campus in Rohtak on September 3.
Police said the incident took place outside the Directorate of Distance Education in the university at 6.10 pm when Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya left the campus after inaugurating the newly constructed Faculty Development Center amid high security.
The injured have been identified as Sushil Hooda, former representative of NSUI in MDU, Kuldeep Hooda, constable in Haryana Police, both residents of Asan village in Rohtak, Vidit of Dubaldhan village in Jhajjar and Harsh from Kheri Asra village in Rohtak. Sushil Hooda is considered close to the Hooda family. Hindustan Times,
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Following the incident, the injured were taken to a private hospital, and as per details three people are out of danger, while one is in critical condition and is improving.
Rohtak resident Vijay said in his complaint that he had a dispute over money with Deepak Baniwal, a resident of Rohtak village and the latter had dues. 6.40 lakhs.
“We had called Deepak inside the MDU campus. He along with two others reached outside the Directorate of Distance Education. Deepak told us that he can only give 2 lakhs. when we asked him to pay at least 4.40 lakh, he refused,” Vijay said in his complaint.
“Deepak then opened fire with one of his associates, injuring four of my friends,” he said. Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team along with senior police officials reached the crime scene.
The attackers managed to escape with his Scorpio car.
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