Gurugram, Aug 9 (IANS) A 29-year-old man was found dead at an "ahata" with a gunshot wound in Sector-57 area on Monday morning in Gurugram, the police said.
The police identified the victim as Phool Kumar of Charkhi Dadri who used to work at the ahata owned by Anil Kumar.
According to the police, following information police reached the spot and took custody of the body and also detained the ahata operator Anil Kumar for questioning.
"The body has been sent for an autopsy. The police are investigating the matter to ascertain the reason behind the incident," Subhash Boken, spokesperson of the Gurugram police, said.
Calling the reports of alleged snooping on prominent citizens using Israeli Pegasus spyware as "baseless", the ruling BJP on Monday said there is not a single shred of evidence so far that links either the central government or the party to this controversy.
Congress MPs from both Houses had met on Sunday afternoon at Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa's residence to discuss the issues related to Punjab and sought an appointment with Gandhi.
Apart from reviewing the security arrangements in the national capital, the Delhi Police have also strengthened the security in and around the Red Fort ahead of the Independence Day.
Police said acting on a specific information, Budgam Police along with the Army's 53 RR and 43 BN of the CRPF arrested one local terrorist linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including one Chinese pistol, one magazine, eight live pistol rounds from his possession.
As the Pegasus spyware scandal unravelled within and outside Parliament, he termed it a "shocking assault" on India's democratic polity by the Union government, which had compromised the national security with "this blatantly disgraceful act".
The shocking incident happened on Sunday when the lawyer, Satyadev Joshi and his associate Ankit Tandon had gone to survey a land for a client in Dahisar suburb.
