3 held in Shalu murder case

In connection with the sensational murder of a 17- year -old girl Shalu at her residence at Palm City under Patelnagar area, police arrested three persons, including the main accused Ravi Rajput, native of (Karnal) Haryana, the deceased’s close friend, on Sunday late evening. Other two accused are Sunil, native of Karnal and Pratap, native of Saharanpur. Police recovered .315 pistol and a blood-splattered scarf from the possession of the three accused. The trio was sent to Sudhowala jail after being produced in the court. Earlier, after the incident, deceased’s parents had registered a complaint. A case under section 302 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in Patelnagar police station, said Patelnagar Police Station inspector Pankaj Gairola. Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti formed several teams headed by SP city Ajay Singh. The accused were finally arrested. DGP BS Sidhu announced rewards for the team members for promptly cracking the murder case.

Interrogation of the accused revealed that Ravi came to be acquainted with Shalu while frequenting his cousin’s home in Palm City.  Friendship deepening into love, the deceased’s parents opposed. On June 19, Ravi along with his two friends hatched a plan to elope with her.  Staying in a local hotel on GMS Road, Ravi met the girl late night on June 19 and asked her to elope with him to Haryana. However, the plan fell through as the girl refused. On the night of June 20, he again approached the girl and proposed the same-elopement. He was enraged as the girl refused again. Around 1.30 am on June 20, he made her to come out. later, he along with his accomplices murdered her, hitting her with the butt of pistol.