In regard to the armed burglary and murder case that occurred on February 9 in Roorkee, Haridwar police are still stumbling in the darkness over the identity of the criminals. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat had aired his concern over the incident and asked the Director General of Police BS Sidhu to take measures to crack the case promptly.
It should be mentioned here that three unidentified criminals barged into a house supposedly for robbery and ended up killing a 22- year- old Ankur on February 9.Sidhu said senior police officers have been deputed and the day-to-day progress of the case is being monitored. He expressed hope that teams will soon be able to arrest the accused.
Haridwar SP Rural Pramendra Singh Dobhal said that police are working on several angles to crack the case. Some suspects are being questioned. Possibility of the murder due to old rivalry cannot be ruled out either, as the criminals had fled without taking anything from the house despite the deceased’s mother being held hostage by them, he added.
It should be mentioned here that as per the complainant, three unidentified persons broke into the house of Ankur alias Rishabh around 6.30 pm on South Civil line, Roorkee on February 9. Trio had held Ankur’s mother a hostage in a separate room of the house.
Ankur challenged the robbers. later he was hacked to death. The criminals fled. Ankur’s mother said she could not identify the criminals. She further said she did not know how her son had been murdered.Roorkee police station inspector BD Uniyal said that teams were formed soon after the complaint was received. They are now engaged to crack the case, but police are yet to achieve any breakthrough, he added.