During interrogation of the notorious gang leader, Sanjeev alias Jeeva, in the case of the blanket trader murder, by the Haridwar police, the seasoned criminal is reported to have expressed remorse over the killing and wanted to compensate the victim's family in some way. Shooting of the blanket trader, Amit Sharma Dixit, by mistake has made Jeeva repent, said the police.
On March 6, under the jurisdiction of Nagar police station, three bike-borne shooters had shot dead the blanket dealer. The police had arrested Vikki in this case who had conducted the reconnoitring while shooters Mujahid and Bittoo are still absconding. During interrogation it was revealed that acting on the tip-off from Jeeva, property dealer Subhash Saini was to be assassinated but mistakenly Dixit was shot dead. On the consent of the court, the Mainpuri police had shifted Jeeva to Haridwar jail where inspector Anil Kumar Joshi took him on judicial remand for two days.
The gang leader was brought to the Nagar police station where the senior superintendent o police Krishna Kumar V K, circle officer (city) Praksh Deoli and inspector Anil Kumar Joshi interrogated Jeeva. On Sunday, the police enquired about the list of acquaintances of Jeeva from Haridwar, the whereabouts of the shooters and the location and source of firearms used by the gang. It is learnt that on account of some property dispute, Jeeva had targeted Saini but due to mistaken identity, Amit Sharma became the target.
In a major revelation, it has emerged that the shooters were given a target of committing three murders. After the truck trader and a local politician, an engineering student from Delhi was to be killed.
It is being said that Jeeva has tagged many people of Haridwar as cheaters. According to the police sources, Jeeva has connections with many business honchos and political leaders of the city. His own supporters were purportedly deceiving him and collecting money in his name which has perturbed the gang leader. Jeeva was followed by his panel of lawyers to the police station and his main advocate is Sanjeev Verma. Jeeva’s original name is Sanjeev Maheshwari and villagers used to call him Sanjeeva but after entering the world of criminals, he came to be known as Jeeva. His friends also call him 'Doctor'. Till 1992 Jeeva was working as lab technician in Shamli in a government organisation. After leaving his job, he stepped into the world of crime.