Police said Gurgaon officer Pradhyuman Yadav, arrested for allegedly staging the encounter, claimed he had informed his superiors, including ACP Kumar, before leaving for Mumbai. Family members of Gadoli have alleged a rival gangster had paid the Gurgaon Police team to bump off Gadoli. He also claimed he had informed his superiors, including ACP Kumar, before leaving for Mumbai. While the Gurgaon Police team claimed they fired in self-defence, the SIT formed by the Mumbai Police concluded that the encounter was fake and filed an FIR against eight persons, including five policemen from Gurgaon. THE MUMBAI Police Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed to probe the killing of Haryana-based gangster Sandeep Gadoli, recorded the statement of Gurgaon Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajesh Kumar in connection with the case.

Source: Indian Express July 11, 2016 23:37 UTC