“Ponty Chadha and Hardeep Chadha were brought dead to Fortis Hospital in Delhi's Vasant Kunj and later both the bodies were taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for post-mortem examination,” a police official said.

“Their post-mortem would be conducted tomorrow (Sunday),” Deputy Commissioner of police Chhaya Sharma told reporters.

Ponty Chadha's business empire encompassed distilleries, multiplexes, sugar and paper mills, real estate, poultry and films.

Earlier Oct 5, an incident of shooting had taken place inside Ponty Chadha's ancestral home in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.