A 25-year-old jeweller was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Greater Noida’s Dadari on Thursday morning. The assailants shot him four times when he was on morning walk.
Police officials are yet to ascertain the motive behind his killing.
Police said the deceased has been identified as Arun Kumar Verma (25), a resident of Dadari. He was running a jewellery shop in the Dadari’s market. The incident took place around 8 am when he along with his dog went out for morning walk, the police said.
Police said he was 40 meters away from his home when two people came to him and shot him four times.
He fell down in a pool of blood and the police sent the body for autopsy. The victim’s father Rupchand has registered an FIR against Suraj and an unknown person in Dadari Police station. The Police have registered the case under sections 302, and 234 of Indian Penal Code and the police teams have been formed to arrest them.
Superintendent of Police, Greater Noida Abhishek Singh said that the family members have suspected on Suraj, a resident of Meerut who lives in the same locality. There was a dispute between both from last six months.
“We are investigating the case with all possible aspects. The murder was planned as the killers were awared about his morning walk visit. The accused will be arrested soon.” Singh said.
Deceased Arun Kumar Verma had married in 2012 but later he got divorced in 2014 due to family dispute.