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.
Punjab has reported the second death due to coronavirus, officials said on Monday. He was in a close contact with the state's lone casualty Baldev Singh and both were 'granthis'.
The Centre on Thursday announced the first instalment of a fiscal relief package, worth Rs 170,000 crore, to protect the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of Covid-19.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Thursday announced immediate distribution of 10 lakh packets of dry ration to daily wagers and unorganised labourers to help them during the curfew because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Urging the police personnel to exercise maximum restraint in the difficult situation, the Chief Minister asked them to find more compassionate ways of handling curfew violations, especially in cases of individuals found moving out for essentials.
