A week after a hotelier was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police have arrested four others, including his two sons, for the alleged murder, police said on Sunday. According to the information, the main shooter has been identified as Jaiveer, who was caught after an encounter with the police team. Police said that 60-year-old Shiv Kumar Kamboj was allegedly shot dead. The murder was carried out on the morning of September 1 while he was taking a walk on Canal Road.
That’s why the sons had hatched a conspiracy to murder
Police said that Kamboj’s sons Shobhit and Mohit had allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh to shooters Jaiveer and Ashu to get their father killed. The father had transferred property worth crores of rupees to his second wife. Shamli Superintendent of Police Ram Sevak Gautam told a news agency that the other accused have been identified as Omveer and Rahul Sharma.
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He said that all the accused were arrested on Saturday night. The officer said that Jaiveer was arrested after an encounter in which he was injured and has been admitted to the hospital.
The department honored the team that solved the case
Gautam said that two pistols and several motorcycles used in the alleged murder have also been recovered from the accused. Gautam said that Saharanpur DIG Ajay Kumar has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 to the police team that solves the case.
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