Dehradun police is still clueless in the murder of a 70-year old person Shaligram, who was murdered with rod by unidentified persons at his home located at Chharba in Sahaspur late on Thursday night. The brutal murder of the elderly left the locals of Sahaspur in panic.
However, district police have claimed that they would solve the case soon. Deceased’s brother Omkar Chand had registered a complaint and a case under section 302 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in Sahaspur police station.
SP Rural GC Dhyani said that teams have been formed and they are investigating the case.Sahaspur police station in-charge sub-inspector Yashpal Singh Bisht said that two teams have been formed and some suspects are being questioned. Police are investigating the case from several angels, including land dispute.
Deceased Shaligram had been living in a hut alone since his wife developed some mental problems. One of his four brothers and his wife are living separately around half a km away from the hut where the deceased was living. They used to provide Shaligram with food.
Primary investigation revealed that the deceased had four brothers and they had around 12 bigha land in their possession. Apart from farming the land, the elderly person also sold fruits along the roadside near his home. The death came to the notice around 7.45 am on Friday morning. Police were informed. Senior police officers, including Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti and SP rural Dhyani, rushed to the spot. They inspected the spot and collected evidences. The body was later sent for postmortem. The police did not rule out the possibility of land dispute having motivated the murder. Teams are working on several angels to solve the case, said SP Rural Dhyani, adding that it would be solved soon.