NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Special Operations Squad ACP Rajbir Singh, famous as the "encounter specialist", was shot dead allegedly by a property dealer on the city outskirts late Monday night.

The sources said that the ACP, who was shunted out of DP crime branch and returned in November last year to head its special anti-terror cell, was allegedly shot dead by Vijay Bharadwaj, a property dealer near Sukhrali village in Gurgaon.

Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat while interacting with the reporters said that the shooting is believed to have taken place around 10:30 pm and they were informed about the incident by their counterparts in Gurgaon around midnight.

A Delhi Police team had been sent there to verify details and a statement on what exactly happened could only be made after it returns, he said.

Gurgaon Police Commissioner Mahendra Lal independently confirmed the incident.

The Additional Commissioner of Police was transferred from the crime branch to Delhi Armed Police after allegations of his involvement in an illegal land deal last year.