Roorkee police claimed to have identified one of the accused of the murder of a 45-year-old woman. Shabnam Ansari was murdered while she was returning from a relative’s house on Thursday evening. Police said she was shot at by two miscreants who remained unidentified. She died on the spot, police said, adding that she might have been killed as part of a conspiracy hatched by one of her close relatives over a property issue.
“We have identified the principal accused of the murder. He is a son of her sister in law. However, he is still at large. We are on the lookout for him,” said circle officer (Roorkee police) Swapn Kishore Singh.
According to reports, two unknown miscreants had opened fire at Shabnam from a close range in Satti Mohalla locality at about 8 pm on Thursday when she was returning from the house of her relatives which is situated on a lane next to her residence. It is reported that she sustained three shots fired from a country-made firearm. However, the miscreants dropped the murder weapon while they fled.
According to police, the principal assailant has been identified as Javed Babu.
It is reported that the deceased’s husband Zubair Ansari owns a plot of agricultural land and a shop in laksar near Roorkee. He also looks after the family of his sister.
While Javed, the nephew of Zubair, allegedly pressurised Zubair for money to start own business through sale of some property at laksar Shabnam had reportedly come in the way.
“We have identified Javed as being involved in the crime after we scrutinised CCTV footages and other clues. We will soon nab him,” said the police officer.