Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sheila Dikshit and Raj Babbar on Saturday visited the residence of municipal councillor Chhote lal, who was murdered on Thursday night. They condoled his death and demanded that the victim’s family be given financial assistance and his daughter must get a decent job. The Congress leaders spent an hour at lal’s residence.
Ghaziabad is the first district of Uttar Pradesh on the itinerary of the the Congress leaders, who started their 600-km ‘bus yatra’ as part of the party’s preparations for the State Assembly elections early next year.
An elected member of the Ghaziabad Municipal Council, Chhote lal was murdered by four assailants on the night of July 21, 2016 while he was sleeping outside his house.
The FIR lodged by the brother of the deceased names four persons — Raju Sharma, Rahul, Rahul’s wife Sabana and Sabana’s sister Andhi — as the accused.
“Investigation has started and one of the accused, Andhi, has been arrested,” said SP (Crime) SK Singh on Saturday.