Gurgaon councillor’s driver shot dead

October 04, 2015 11:16 am | Updated 11:16 am IST - Gurgaon

The driver of Gurgaon councillor Binder Gujjar was shot dead by unidentified people, police said on Sunday.

The 25-year-old has been identified as Ashok Kumar. His body was found in a Swift car parked on the road side in the heart of the city.

Police said Kumar might have been murdered late Saturday night or early Sunday.

The car was parked near Mr. Gujjar’s house on Basai road in Gurgaon. The body and the car have several marks of gun shots, a senior police officer told IANS .

A case against unknown people has been registered under sections of murder and others.

Mr. Gujjar has been elected for ward 16 during the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) election held in 2010. He was also attacked by a group of criminals three years back in which he received three gun shots.

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