Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Narela Villagers Demand Arrests in Property Dealer Killing
Pramod Dahiya was a property dealer from Sonipat.
He went to his regular gym in Narela on September 3.
People reportedly shot him outside the gym and escaped on a scooter.
His relatives said about 15 shots were fired.
Dahiya was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries.
The next day, villagers blocked a road to demand arrests.
They said they would not cremate his body until the accused were caught.
Police were checking CCTV footage and searching for the suspects, including over a possible gang rivalry.
Pramod Dahiya, a property dealer from Sonipat, was fatally shot outside a Narela gym on September 3.
Relatives said attackers arrived on a scooter, fired about 15 rounds and fled.
Villagers blocked a road on September 4 and refused to cremate Dahiya until the accused were arrested.
Police deployed personnel, examined CCTV footage and searched multiple locations for the assailants.
Police suspected possible gang rivalry, while relatives said Dahiya had never fought with anyone.
- Who
- Pramod Dahiya was killed; villagers and relatives demanded arrests, while police searched for the assailants.
- What
- A property dealer was fatally shot outside a gym, prompting a road blockade and a refusal to cremate his body until arrests were made.
- When
- The shooting occurred around 6:45 a.m. on September 3; villagers blocked the road on September 4.
- Where
- The shooting and protest took place in Narela in outer north Delhi; Dahiya was a resident of Sonipat, Haryana.
- Why
- Villagers wanted the suspected killers arrested and punished; police were investigating a possible gang rivalry as a motive.
Villagers and relatives
Police investigation
Arrests and cremation
Villagers and relatives
Villagers said they would not cremate Dahiya’s body until the accused were arrested and demanded strict punishment.
Police investigation
Police said teams were searching multiple locations to trace the assailants and that the investigation was continuing.
Possible motive
Villagers and relatives
A relative said Dahiya had never fought with anyone and sought justice for the family.
Police investigation
Police suspected that a possible gang rivalry may have been behind the killing.
Police response time
Villagers and relatives
Villagers alleged that police, despite having a station about 300 metres away, arrived nearly two hours after the shooting.
Police investigation
Police deployed personnel at the protest site, examined CCTV footage and continued searching for the accused.
- Victim
- Pramod Dahiya, a property dealer and Sonipat resident
- Shooting
- Around 6:45 a.m. on September 3
- Location
- Outside a regular gym in Narela, outer north Delhi
- Reported attack
- Attackers allegedly fired about 15 rounds and fled on a scooter
- Protest
- Villagers blocked a road on September 4 and refused to cremate the body
- Investigation
- Police were examining CCTV footage and searching multiple locations
- Possible motive
- Police suspected possible gang rivalry
