Hours after 42-year-old lawyer Manoj Chauhdary was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in his chamber at Ghaziabad tehsil, the police on Wednesday night mentioned that they’ve registered an FIR towards 5 individuals and suspect {that a} household dispute was the motive for the killing.
Chaudhary, a resident of Govindpuram, was practising lawyer at Ghaziabad tehsil. He was having lunch round 2pm in his chamber when two masked males arrived there and one in all them fired a shot to his head from shut vary, mentioned police.
Police mentioned a doc author was an eyewitness to the killing, however the witness denied that he might determine both of the 2 suspects.
The capturing incident occurred round 2pm and the Sihani Gate police was knowledgeable round 2.15pm.
“We roped in a number of groups to hint the suspects and pictures from the CCTV cameras in the tehsil compound have been additionally scanned for leads. The spouse of the sufferer, Kavita Chaudhary, gave us a criticism naming 5 of her family members as suspects. In keeping with her, a household dispute was the motive for the killing,” mentioned Nipun Agarwal, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Metropolis.
The FIR names Amit Dagar, his brother Nitin Dagar, Madan Dagar and accomplices Anuj Kumar and Amit alias Palu, as suspects, police mentioned.
“My sister-in-law Sarita Chaudhary has been staying with us at Govindpuram for previous a number of months owing to a dispute and the unhealthy behaviour of her husband, Amit Dagar. On January 15, Amit opened fireplace at his mom, Sarita and their two youngsters at his residence in Chiranjeev Vihar. The police then despatched him to jail however he quickly acquired bail and began harassing his spouse once more,” Kavita Chaudhary mentioned in her criticism.
She mentioned unable to bear the repeated assault, Sarita got here to their home in June.
“On the morning of August 30, Amit threatened me over cellphone and in addition threatened my husband Manoj over his cell. He threatened that he’ll spoil the Rakshabandhan competition. Later, Nitin together with his brother Amit Dagar shot my husband dead,” Kavita additional mentioned.
Primarily based on her criticism, the Sihani Gate police registered an FIR below Indian Penal Code sections 302 (homicide), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with lethal weapon), 149 (illegal meeting with widespread object), 506 (felony intimidation) and 120b (felony conspiracy).
Dagar, one of many 5 suspects, is Amit and Nitin’s father whereas the opposite named suspects are their family members, mentioned police.
“Amit Dagar had gone to jail in January. Nitin additionally used to practise at Ghaziabad tehsil whereas Amit used to practise in Noida. Now we have fashioned a number of groups and the suspects will quickly be arrested,” the DCP mentioned.
The tehsil bar affiliation office-bearers mentioned they have been in a common physique assembly at the tehsil bar workplace once they acquired to know in regards to the killing.
“Throughout the assembly, we heard in regards to the killing and shortly knowledgeable the police. Manoj died on the spot because the shot was fired from very shut vary. He was having lunch when the suspects shot him. Police have been current at the tehsil at the time owing to a strike name we had given. Regardless of their presence, the assailants entered the complicated and fled after killing the lawyer,” mentioned Ashok Verma, president of the tehsil bar affiliation.
