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COP SHOT: ACP Delhi Police Rajbir Singh was shot dead on the outskirts of Delhi.

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Gurgaon: Assistant Commissioner of Delhi Police Rajbir Singh was shot dead on the outskirts of the national capital allegedly by a property dealer following a dispute over money.

The suspect, Vijay Bhardwaj, has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime has been recovered, the police said.

Singh, known as an "encounter specialist", was shot on Monday evening when he had gone to collect Rs 60 lakh from Bhardwaj at his office on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road.

Singh, who otherwise had top security cover (Z plus category) due to threats from various terrorist organisations, had only one personal security officer (PSO) with him when he went to meet the property dealer.

According to police sources, Singh and Bhardwaj had shared a drink before exchanging heated arguments over a dispute involving property.

The sources said Singh had asked his PSO to remain outside the room while he was talking to Bhardwaj.

After killing Singh, Bhardwaj called the media and the police to confess the murder.

Bhardwaj in his statement recorded at the Sector 40 police station here, has admitted that a scuffle broke out between them over a money dispute following which he pumped two bullets into Singh's body.

"Rajbir Bhai Sahib, ACP Delhi Police, and I had some long standing money dispute and he (Rajbir) was pressurising me for the past five-six months to pay the money or else face dire consequences," Bhardwaj told reporters outside his office.