A senior revenue official was allegedly shot dead on Monday by three unknown bike-borne men here, police said. The incident took place at 2 pm when Ishwar Singh, senior revenue officer (Patwari) of the Haryana State Industrial Infrastructural Development Corporation, was going with his driver and other officials at Sector 1 for mapping of a land belonging to the HSIIDC.

Three unidentified bike-borne men allegedly opened fire at them following which Singh died on the spot while his driver sustained serious injuries, said Subhash Bokan, PRO of the Gurgaon Police. The official said that the land belongs to the HSIIDC, but local residents of the adjoining village claimed that the it belongs to panchayat. "We are investigating the case and efforts are on to nab the culprits," Bokan added.