Gurgaon shooting: Cops try to decode accused guard's last Facebook post to reveal motive mystery
The seven dots jotted down on a piece of paper could reveal the motive behind the sensational daylight shooting in busy Gurugram market, in which a judge’s wife and son were shot at by their security guard.
According to the sources, Mahipal Singh, the accused had posted a photo on Friday night. This was the last post before the shooting. In the post, seven dots are jotted down in a line with something written next to them. The police is trying to find out whether this post is linked to the shooting.
The accused has been changing his statement ever since he was taken into the custody. First he said that he was miffed as the family used to ask him to do menial jobs. Then he changed the track and said that he was under influence. He sia dthat he had converted to Christianity five days ago. He claimed that the victims were ‘Shaitan’ or ‘devil.’ Later, he said that he was depressed, though the copy didn’t find any medication from his house.
Judge’s wife dies, son brain dead
Meanwhile, Additional Sessions Judge Krishan Kant's wife Ritu succumbed to her injuries and their son Dhruv (18) was declared brain dead by the doctors on Monday.
Regional Medical Officer, Gurgaon Civil Hospital, Pawan Choudhary confirmed the death of Ritu and said the post-mortem examination had been conducted.
‘The reason for Ritu's death was excessive bleeding. A panel of three specialist doctors found two gunshot wounds on the right side and in the middle of the chest,’ Chaudhary said.
Dhruv, who was shot in the head, is brain dead. He has been put on life support system. It would be a miracle if he is saved, the medical officer said.
Mahipal was brought to a Gurgaon court at 1 pm on Sunday, which sent him to four-day police custody.
The Gurgaon Police had sought a week's custody for extensive interrogation of Mahipal to establish the reason why he shot Ritu and Dhruv.
It has set up a Special Investigation Team to investigate the case from all angles.
"Mahipal is frequently changing his statements and becomes furious whenever he is questioned. He said he was depressed due to family problems," said a senior police officer, who is part of the interrogation team.
"As per the statement of the accused, he was not happy with the behaviour of the victim's family members. He was also upset due to frequent fights with his wife which was confirmed by his neighbours in police lines,? the officer told PTI.
After initial interrogation of the accused, police officers said he was a Haryana police head constable and was serving as personal security guard of the judge for two years.
He had been demanding leave to go home for the past few days but this was not granted, the officer said.
"The judge also used to scold him often," one of the interrogating officers said.
On Saturday, the judge's wife scolded him inside the car when they were going to the market, the officer said. "He harboured a grudge against the judge."
Additional Sessions Judge Krishan Kant in a statement said that after committing the crime, Mahipal informed him about the incident on the phone.
(With PTI inputs)
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