Meerut. The accused of Pradeep murder case in Shastri Nagar, Meerut has been arrested by the police from Partapur after an encounter. Shooter Sameer has been shot in the encounter, while his accomplice Manish has also been arrested while on the run.
The wife had given the betel nut
A 32 bore pistol has been recovered from their possession. The accused told during interrogation that Neetu Sharma, wife of Pradeep Sharma, had given the contract to kill her husband for one and a half lakhs.
Identification through CCTV
Pradeep Sharma was murdered in broad daylight on Wednesday in Shastri Nagar block L2 of Nauchandi police station area. The police had taken his wife into custody on the basis of suspicion. Based on the CCTV footage, the police identified the killer. After that his arrest was raided.
Both the accused arrested after the encounter
After the encounter in Partapur police station area on Thursday, shooter Sameer resident Gesupur police station Bhavanpur and Manish Sharma resident Bhatipura police station Kithore have been arrested. Sameer has been shot in the leg in the encounter, who has been admitted to the district hospital in an injured condition.
Sameer was a tenant at Pradeep’s house
Sameer told during interrogation that he was a tenant at Pradeep Sharma’s house six months ago. Since then Pradeep was in touch with Sharma’s wife Neetu. Neetu had made a deal for one and a half lakh rupees to get Pradeep Sharma killed. Along with this 32 bore pistol was also provided.
Police is interrogating
Before committing murder, Sameer and Manish Sharma robbed a bike from Bhavanpur police station area on Tuesday. Pradeep Sharma was murdered while riding on this bike. Sameer told during interrogation that Manish Sharma shot Pradeep Sharma while Sameer was riding a bike. SP Crime Amit Kumar said that both the miscreants are being deeply interrogated. The police has already taken the wife of the deceased into custody.