It was a pre planned murder scripted by someone closer to the victim, claimed police officials in the murder of timber merchant who was murdered on Monday in the State capital.
After 24 hours of killing of timber merchant Manish Thakthani in the police are yet to narrow down the list of suspects. On Wednesday police questioned victim’s employees and family members but nothing concrete was extracted.
However in the initial investigations it was revealed that some one close to the victim in involved in the murder. Thakhtani had a turbulent relationship with his wife and suspected that his wife has illicit relationship.
Annoyed by the killing of a community member a delegation of Sindhi Educational Welfare Association (SEWA) met the senior officials of police and demanded arrest of the miscreants.
Earlier on Monday a timber merchant was set ablaze before he shot twice at Govindpura area. Burnt body of Manish Thaktani was found in C-Sector on Monday evening. After the identification was established during investigation victim’s car was recovered from Kasturba Nagar.
In the initial investigations it was found that contract killers were hired for the crime.
A major part of the businessmen fraternity community of the city is of Sindhis but there are no arrangements of security and safety of the traders and businessmen. The killing has come as a shocker as the fraternity.
SEWA members also raised concerns about the security of the traders and shop owners of the city. They also raised the issue of Meera Ahuja an MPSEB employee who was killed last year and her killers are still not traced. Delegation has demanded compensation and security for the family members as they fear that the family members might be targeted by the miscreants.