Woman accused in death of gangster shot dead in Ggm

A 27-year-old woman who was an accused in the alleged fake encounter of dreaded gangster Sandeep Gadoli was shot dead at a hotel room near the Gurugram bus stand, police officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday, adding that they have arrested three people in connection with her murder.

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Divya Pahuja, a resident of Baldev Nagar in Gurugram's Sector-7, was out on bail after spending nearly seven years in custody in connection with Gadoli's death. Police said she was allegedly blackmailing. Abhijeet Singh, 56, a hotel owner in the city, who purportedly killed her on Tuesday night at one of his properties.

Assistant commissioner of police Mukesh Kumar said they have arrested three suspects for Pahuja's murder - Singh, and his employees Hemraj, 28, who goes by a single name, and Om Prakash, 23. "The suspects fled the hotel in a BMW car with the body to dispose it off. They were later arrested from the hotel," he said.

The police are yet to find the body.