The Shahdara district police are contemplating asserting a reward for data on the 2 bike-borne assailants who had allegedly shot lifeless a businessman at Shahdara final week.
Sunil Jain (52) was gunned down at Shahdara’s Farsh Bazar on Saturday whereas returning residence from a morning stroll. He ran a utensils enterprise. On Sunday, the police stated it’s potential that he was killed owing to a “mistaken identification”, as his physique was just like that of the “actual goal” they usually shared comparable routines.
The actual goal, they added, was the daddy of a juvenile, who allegedly plotted the homicide of a property supplier and his 16-year-old nephew on Diwali. The plot resulted in Anil alias Sonu Matka gunning down Akash Sharma alias Chotu (40) and his nephew Rishabh Sharma in Farsh Bazar. Anil alias Sonu Matka is a member of the Hashim Baba gang, the police have stated.
The police have recognized Jain’s shooters as Zaheer and Golu alias Mukesh alias Sachin. “Golu was upset and wished to take revenge, as he thought-about Akash Sharma as his brother. Chotu was recognized to offer monetary assist to not simply Golu however others as effectively,” stated a police officer.
The police stated that Golu, a Class 4 dropout, has 11 circumstances towards him. He allegedly first got here underneath the police lens when he was booked in a molestation case. “The relations of the lady who was molested had confronted him. He went on to thrash them and was booked for the primary time,” the officer stated.
The officer added, “He has been arrested thrice by the Particular Cell and in addition by Welcome and Bhajanpura police stations in Northeast Delhi. As per his document, he falls within the ‘pick-pocketing’ class. He’s concerned in circumstances of home theft and try to homicide in addition to these lodged underneath Arms Act, amongst others.”
The police stated they’ve raided a number of areas in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and different neighbouring states on the lookout for the 2 shooters. “We’re contemplating asserting a reward for data on the assailants who shot lifeless the businessman,” stated the officer.
Additionally, the bike utilized in Jain’s homicide didn’t have a quantity plate and was stolen. “The lacking plate was positioned on one other bike, which has been traced,” the officer added.
Officers aware about the investigation stated the juvenile’s father would at instances have tea on the identical stall visited by Jain. “After the businessman was murdered, Anil alias Sonu Matka has modified his hideout once more,” the officer stated.
A member of the Hashim Baba gang, Sonu Matka had been residing in Meerut for a very long time, stated police. “Sonu Matka, who has a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, can also be related to gangster Rashid Cablewala and is an accused within the Rs 1.5-crore Karol Bagh theft of 2022. Cablewala and Hashim Baba are additionally concerned within the unlawful betting enterprise,” the officer added.
