On the night of November 6, when accused Mohan Sharma opened fire at his neighbour, Singapore-based executive Paramjith Dhankhar, following a dispute over a pet dog and parking, he allegedly wished him and his wife ‘Diwali Mubarak’ as the victim lay injured outside his home in Faridabad’s Sector 21-C.
As Dhankhar lies injured on the road, Sharma stands a short distance away, holding his licensed pistol, and is heard shouting, ‘Diwali Mubarak’ at him and his wife, who he referred to as a ‘widow’. The victim’s mother, who had stepped outside after hearing the commotion, is also seen near him. “Come out, you all… Sharma is heard shouting and hurling abuses in the CCTV footage as Dhankhar’s mother rushes inside to call other family members for help.
A prolonged dispute over the accused’s dog turned deadly on November 6, when Sharma allegedly opened fire on his neighbour. In one of the purported CCTV recordings accessed by HT, Sharma, 42, is seen changing magazines and firing at Dhankhar from close range, even as the victim’s mother tries to help him.
Security cameras installed around the spot captured how the argument escalated into the fatal shooting of Dhankhar, who had returned to India from Singapore just a day earlier to celebrate Diwali with his family and attend his nephew’s wedding scheduled for later this month. Today, I will kill you all…
Prolonged dispute over the accused’s dog
He and his son allegedly allowed the dog to defecate in the stilt parking area and near the underground water storage tank at the rear of the building, prompting repeated objections from Dhankhar and his family.
Sharma had purchased a German Shepherd puppy three months earlier, according to police. Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad Police, said Sharma was scheduled to be produced before a court on Thursday after the completion of his three-day police remand.
