Published 22:15 IST, June 29th 2019
Two persons arrested in connection with the murder of Haryana Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary
In the latest development following the murder of Haryana Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary, the Crime Branch of state police on Saturday arrested wife and servant of a wanted gangster in connection with the murder of the leader.
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In the latest development following the murder of Haryana Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary, the Crime Branch of state police on Saturday arrested wife and servant of a wanted gangster in connection with the murder of the leader.
The accused have been identified as Roshini and Naresh. Superintendent of Police (SP) Anil Kumar stated that:
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"We have arrested two persons from Gurugram. Roshini is the wife of a gangster, named Kaushal. The other accused Naresh had been working as a servant at their place for the last 20 years. Kaushal, who is currently in Dubai, has a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head,"
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Here's a tweet by Additional Director General of Police (DGP) Law & Order Navdeep Singh Virk which states that Roshini and Naresh procured weapons for the crime:
As per the release, the murder was a result of a financial dispute. It also appears that Roshini and her domestic help were directed by Kaushal to commit the offence. The duo, based on the instructions, had made weapons available to two shooters Sachin and Vikas for committing the offence, police said. The cops also said that the SX4 car used in the murder of the Congress leader has also been recovered, said Kumar.
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Kumar also said that the plan to murder Chaudhary was hatched 20 days ago. There was a serious tiff between Vikas Chaudhary and the gangster:
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"The conspiracy to murder Chaudhary started 20 days ago. There was a dispute between Vikas Chaudhary and the gangster over money," he added.
On June 27, Chaudhary was shot at in Faridabad while he was parking his car outside the gym in sector nine here when the assailants fired on the car from two sides killing him on the spot. The whole incident was caught on CCTV camera. Upon hearing the noise, people rushed to the site and Chaudhary was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
20:25 IST, June 29th 2019