Police investigations also showed that when Ponty's security manager Narendra tried to intervene in the argument, an angry Hardeep opened fire.



On reaching the spot, police found Hardeep's body lying in a pool of blood while Ponty had been rushed to Fortis hospital by his men.

Eight people, including a personal security officer and driver of Ponty, and six of Hardeep's aides were at the spot.

Police also recovered two pistols from the scene which were registered in Hardeep's name.

Investigators said that they did receive an anonymous call informing them about the fight at Chhattarpur around 12.15 p.m. but confirmed that the caller was not Hardeep. They received two more calls even after the police team had reached the spot.