Is Shakurpur/Shakur Basti named in honour of American rapper Tupac Shakur?

There is a popular urban legend that Shakurpur in Delhi was named after the famous American rapper Tupac Shakur. According to this story, in the late 1990s, a group of young officials in the Delhi government, who were big fans of Tupac’s music, wanted to honour his legacy. Do you believe in this theory?