Newly surfaced CCTV footage has revealed chilling details of the November 6 fatal shooting of Singapore-based corporate executive Paramjit Dhankhar by his neighbour Mohan Sharma (42) in Faridabad’s Sector 21-C.
The recordings show the accused calmly luring Dhankhar downstairs over a parking request before opening fire at close range, reloading his licensed pistol, and shouting “Diwali Mubarak” at the bleeding victim and his family.
Sequence of Events Captured on CCTV
Dhankhar, a former Asia-Pacific regional business head at Tech Mahindra who was serving as Senior Vice-President at Vietnam-based FPT Software, had returned from Singapore just a day before the attack to celebrate Diwali and attend his nephew’s wedding:
CCTV footage shows Sharma arriving at the four-storey residential building and repeatedly calling out “Bhaiya” and “Dhankhar sahab”, requesting him to move his car from the stilt parking area.
When Dhankhar came down with his son, Shaurya, an argument ensued despite Dhankhar stating he wanted no confrontation. Sharma pulled out a licensed pistol from his pocket and shot him at close range. While Shaurya fled upstairs, the injured executive ran toward the road and tried to lock the main gate, but Sharma forced it open and pursued him.
After Dhankhar collapsed while attempting to grab Sharma’s leg, the accused returned, fired additional rounds, and changed his pistol magazine even as Dhankhar’s mother rushed out to help him. Standing over the injured victim, Sharma shouted “Diwali Mubarak” and hurled abuses before fleeing in his car. Post-mortem reports confirmed Dhankhar sustained nine bullet wounds to his cheek, back, and abdomen.
Background: Prolonged Dispute Over Pet Dog & Gate Damage
Police investigations indicate that tensions between Dhankhar’s family (ground floor) and Sharma’s family (second floor) had escalated over three months:
Sharma had purchased a German Shepherd puppy three months earlier and allegedly allowed it to defecate in the shared stilt parking area and near the underground water tank, drawing repeated objections from Dhankhar’s family.
Around 10 days before the shooting, Sharma allegedly damaged a main gate exclusively used by Dhankhar’s family. Dhankhar and his son had filed a police complaint, resulting in Sharma being summoned to the Ankhir Police Post on the morning of November 6—just hours before the fatal attack.
