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Five held for bid to abduct Gurugram man at gunpoint over property deal dispute: Police

Panchkula, Oct 2 (UNI) Haryana Police have arrested five men for allegedly attempting to abduct a Gurugram resident at gunpoint to pressure his father over a property deal, a police spokesman said on Friday.
The accused were arrested by a team of the Crime Branch, Sector 43, Gurugram, on October 1 after an investigation into the September 21 incident at Galleria Market, the spokesman said.
Those arrested have been identified as Praveen, a resident of Nayagaon and currently living in Sector 67, Gurugram; Sumer Singh, a resident of Laxman Vihar and currently living in Raj Nagar, Gurugram; Shiv Shankar, originally from Bihar and currently residing in Palla, Faridabad; and Aman and Hemant, both originally from Madhya Pradesh and currently residing in Delhi's Mithapur.
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