Faridabad shooting: Singapore IT executive shot dead over parking spat, suspect arrested

Police in Faridabad have arrested a local businessman following the fatal shooting of a Singapore-based IT executive in Sector 21C on Friday evening, resolving the case within hours of the incident.

Paramjeet Dhankar, a 43-year-old senior vice-president at FPT Software and former regional business head at Tech Mahindra, had returned to his family home in Faridabad from Singapore to celebrate Deepavali and attend a relative's wedding. At around 8:30 pm on 6 November 2026, his neighbour Mohan Sharma rang the flat's doorbell and asked him to come down to the building's stilt area to move his car.

What happened in Sector 21C

According to a complaint lodged by Dhankar's 19-year-old son, Shaurya, an argument broke out in the parking area shortly after his father went downstairs. Sharma allegedly pulled out a licensed handgun and fired multiple rounds at close range.

Police said between 15 and 19 rounds were fired during the attack, with eight or nine bullets striking Dhankar. Shaurya, who had accompanied his father, escaped unhurt by taking cover behind parked vehicles. Dhankar collapsed at the scene and was declared dead on arrival at a nearby private hospital.

Police action and legal proceedings

Faridabad police responded immediately after being alerted to the gunshots. Teams from Surajkund police station, the Sector 30 Crime Branch, and forensic units cordoned off the area to collect evidence, including spent cartridges and blood samples.

Crime branch officers tracked down and arrested Sharma near Ballabhgarh on Saturday. Police seized his licensed handgun, two magazines, and 59 live cartridges. Assistant Commissioner of Police Varun Kumar Dahiya said the suspect was taken into custody and would be produced in court to seek police remand.

Surajkund police registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita covering murder, attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, and criminal conspiracy. Officers said the two families had a history of minor altercations regarding parking space and common areas, with earlier complaints filed at the local police post.