Shamli. Police have arrested Arjun, his mother and wife, brother of UP Police constable Vikrant, in connection with the murder of father-son resident of Kankarkheda, Meerut late on Wednesday evening in Kandhla in Shamli district. SSP has deployed five teams in search of absconding constable Vikrant. Vikrant’s mother Sudresh and his wife Shivani are accused of being involved in a conspiracy to kidnap and murder.
others will be arrested soon
Initial investigation revealed that accused constable Vikrant had gone to IB on deputation and was presently handling the responsibility of PSO and information is being collected. Arjun, who was arrested, told that soldier Vikrant had given him his service revolver. CO Kairana Bijendra Bhadana said that three accused have been arrested. Rest of the accused will also be arrested soon.
First kidnapping then murder for Rs 16 lakh
It has come out in the investigation that 48-year-old Bhupendra, who was associated with the police department, had taken Rs 16 lakh to get a job in the army of Vikrant’s brother Arjun. Vikrant and his brother kidnapped Bhupendra, his son and Bhupendra’s mother due to non-availability of work and non-refund of money and were held hostage in their village in Shamli since April 5. On Wednesday, he left Bhupendra’s mother. On the complaint of the mother, the police reached her house to raid, before that they fled with the father and son and then later shot. It is said that Vikrant lived with his family on Rohta Road of TP Nagar police station area. It was from here that he got acquainted with Bhupendra. It is also coming out in the preliminary investigation that Vikrant has not taken leave from his department. That is, he is missing from his duty without any information and first he kidnapped and then murdered.
Both were shot in the chest
The police had sent both the bodies for post-mortem, but X-ray is being done before the post-mortem. Both have been shot in the chest. At the same time, both have also been attacked in the head with a sharp weapon. However, everything will be clear only in the post-mortem report. The police is now waiting for the post-mortem report.
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