Over two weeks after a fifty two-12 months-vintage property owner was shot dead inner his office in Rohini by way of a “masked man,” police have arrested a 21-year-old man from Jind, Haryana, for the crime.
DCP (Rohini) S D Mishra said the murder becomes a case of “mistaken identity” as the accused, Deepak Sharma, wanted to kill the victim Sanjeev Sharma’s enterprise accomplice.
Police said that on March 1, Deepak parked his bike outdoor Sanjeev’s office in Rohini’s Begumpur, barged into his office and shot him dead, assuming Sharma to be the man he desired to eliminate. A minor was also present inside the workplace when the incident occurred, police said.
“We examined CCTV footage of the vicinity and realized that the accused began carrying a gamchha, and the variety on the licence plate turned into also became incomplete,” stated Mishra.
On March 17, Deepak changed into arrested in Jind, and the weapon used to shoot the assets dealer was recovered. “During thinking, he instructed us that he first stole a bike from Jind, drove to Delhi, and bought a gamchha for Rs 50. He then drove to Sharma’s workplace and shot him dead, assuming he had achieved his goal. We are but to set up the reason for the murder,” stated Mishra.
A case under section 302 (homicide) of the IPC and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act has been registered against Deepak at Begumpur police station, police said.
