GURURGRAM: Two persons were arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of Haryana State Industry and Infrastructure Corporation (HSIIDC) patwari Ishwar Singh on August 14 in Manesar . Two shooters were hired to murder the HSIIDC official, said polic,e who have identified one of the shooters. Police said they are still at large, and a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to track them down.Singh, 52, employed with HSIIDC in Manesar, was shot dead on August 14 when he was carrying out a survey to remove illegal encroachments, mostly cultivation over part of a large land holding that belongs to the corporation. In its Manesar land scam judgment dated March 12, Supreme Court had transferred this 400 acre land to the state government.DCP (Manesar) Rajesh Singh said they had detained several people from Manesar and nearby areas, which led to the identification of the accused. “Two persons, who had hatched the murder plan, have been arrested from Manesar, and search is on for other accused, including the shooters,” said Singh, adding a SIT under ACP (Manesar) Dharambir has been formed.The SIT will investigate how many people were involved in the planning, from where they sourced the murder weapon, and who helped the accused to execute the plan. The main accused, who had shot the patwari, has been identified as Bhawar, a hired gun. “We have identified the other shooter too, and we expected to arrest both at the earliest,” said Singh.Those arrested have been identified as Abhimanyu alias Munu (45) and Rameshwar alias Bhand (52), both residents of Manesar. During interrogation, they revealed that they had begun cultivating the disputed land and planned to attack any HSIIDC official who visited the spot to deter the corporation from taking it over.To execute the attack, they contacted two shooters. According to police, the shooters are history-sheeters who are relatives of the main conspirators. All the accused, including conspirators and shooters, are related to each and residents of Manesar and nearby areas.On August 14, two people on a two-wheeler reached the encroached plot and inquired about the visiting HSIIDC official. By then, senior officials had left, leaving behind Singh alone. When the shooters found out that Singh was sitting in the government vehicle stationed there, they approached it.The patwari was seated in the vehicle’s rear. The accused opened the door and fired twice, one bullet at his head, another at his shoulder. The driver tried to escape, but was overpowered. He wrestled to free himself and tried to run, but was shot from the rear on his left shoulder.Police said accused were assigned to murder a HSIIDC official and would have killed any officer present at the spot. It so happened that the patwari alone was present at that time, and he was murdered.

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