Udham Singh Nagar police claimed to have solved the murder case reported in Kashipur on September 6 by arresting four people, all bearing criminal records. Deceased Shageer Ahmad, resident of Maheshpur, Kashipur was also a criminal with three cases being registered against him in Kashipur police station, police said.
The accused have been identified as Naim Baba, Nazim, Yunus and Juned, all residents of Maheshpur, Kashipur. Shageer seemed to have been bumped off to avenge the murder of the brother of one of the accused, Naim Baba that occurred in 2011. The court released him for lack of evidence, but the gory story did not end there. Shageer Ahmad was shot at after the criminals opened indiscriminate fire on him on September 6.
Deceased’s father Kaluwa had registered a complaint and a case under sections 302/506 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in Kashipur police station.
Udham Singh Nagar additional SP Kalmesh Upadhyay had formed several teams led by Kashipur inspector VK Jetha. They were deployed at various places within the district and in some places in the neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh to arrest the accused.
Tipped that four persons were roaming about in Kelamor areas in an auto-rickshaw, Kashipur Police sprang into action and arrested the accused. Three firearms were also recovered from their possession, police claimed.
Investigation revealed that Shageer had allegedly murdered Naim Baba’s brother in 2011.
Shageer was sent to jail. However, the court exonerated him around seven months ago. Piqued by the court releasing him, Kashipur police had filed an appeal in the High Court, asking for a stay on his exoneration. Shageer had been living in Kashipur since the time he came out of jail.
Naim Baba and his three accomplices opened fire on him in along broad day light on September 6, killing him on the spot.
Naim Baba had criminal records too. A close aide of Kashipur- based hard-core criminal Mantu Choudhari, he has been tagged with 24 criminal cases lodged in different police stations in the district. Junaid had earlier attacked Shageer’s brother, police informed. Three criminal cases have been registered against Junaid in Kashpur Police Station.
Police recovered .315 bore pistol with four live cartridges from Naim while .315 bore pistol with three live cartridges was recovered from Yunus. Another .315 bore pistol with two live cartridges was seized from Nazir.
SSP Nilesh Anand Bharne and additional SP Upadhyay have announced rewards for the team for arresting the accused in no time.