Week on, no arrest yet in accountant murder case, cops say no cams at spot

Gurgaon: It has been a week since the murder of 29-year-old accountant Abhishek Rai in a deserted lane near Basai Road, just 500m away from his home on Wednesday. He was stabbed to death, and his cellphone and Rs 50,000 cash were missing.
Rai, who worked for a real estate company in Sector 90, stayed in Krishna Nagar, Sector 10, with his mother. His wife and daughter live in their native place, Ballia in UP.
On Oct 9, Abhishek spoke to his mother around 7pm and told her he would return home soon."He did not return till late in the night. We tried to contact him, but his phone was switched off," Abhishek's brother, Ashish Rai, told police.
The next day, locals at Basai Road alerted police about a body near the shed of a bike repair shop in Basai Road. "The victim was stabbed in the left thigh with a sharp-edged weapon," the then Shivaji Nagar inspector Mahender Pathak said after the murder.
According to Abhishek's family, he was carrying Rs 50,000 cash and a cell phone. Police, however, did not recover it on the victim when they found the body.
"There were no CCTV cameras in the lane where the body was found. We are verifying the footage from nearby cameras. The call data analysis of the victim did not provide any clues. We did not find Rs 50,000 cash with the victim. His phone is missing and it is still switched off," said an official investigating the case.
The accused in another case of attempted murder is also absconding.
Sandeep, a water purifier seller from Sector 10, was shot multiple times by his former business associate Mandeep and two others in Heera Nagar on Sunday due to a long-standing business feud.
Sandeep managed to escape with injuries and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in city.
Police said he is out of danger now.
"Sandeep and Mandeep are from Jind. Our teams raided Mandeep's house in Jind and his Gurgaon residence. The three men are absconding. Our teams have launched a manhunt to nab them," Gurgaon police spokesperson Sandeep Kumar said.