The Ghaziabad Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the BJP leader's murder mystery and arrested a sharpshooter and a contract killer who killed the BJP leader in Khoda locality bordering Delhi for Rs 10 lakh.
The incident had taken place on September 2 near RK Memorial in Khoda colony. SSP Ghazibad HN Singh said that Narendra Gurjar alias Narendra Fauzi, a resident of Sakalpura village under loni police station, who had been private personal security officer of former Sahibabad MlA Amar Pal Sharma, killed BJP leader Gajendra Bhati. He was arrested from his hideout near Koyal Enclave at 6.00 pm on Sunday. Police said former MlA is also involved in the conspiracy and is reportedly on the run.
During sustained interrogation, he confessed his crime and revealed that he along with other accomplice Raju killed Bhati at the behest of Amar Pal Sharma, the former MlA of Sahibabad. A deal to eliminate him was decided at Rs 10 lakh out of which Rs 50,000/- were paid in advance. Police recovered a white colored Apache motorcycle, a .30 calibre pistol and 4 live cartridges from his possession which were used in the crime.
"Other two accused are on the run. The police teams are conducting raids to nab them. Fauzi maintains a criminal record of four criminal cases heinous nature registered against him at different police stations of Ghaziabad" said SSP HN Singh.
Earlier, police had booked former Sahibabad MlA in this murder case on the complaint of Yogesh Bhati the brother of deceased in which he alleged that his brother was shot dead at the behest of former Sahibabad BSP MlA Amar Pal Sharma.
In his complaint to police, Yogesh Bhati, the brother of deceased, alleged that he noticed his brother in disturbed condition in last three four days. On being enquired of changed behavior, his brother and his sister-in-law Reena Bhati told him that he wanted to contest coming municipal election in Khoda for which Amar Pal Sharma had threatened him. He was creating all types of obstacles and finally threatened him that he would be eliminated if he plans to contest poll. So he hired contract killers who killed my brother and critically injured his party colleague Balbir Singh Chauhan. At the time of incident he and his sister-in-law Reena Bhati were coming in his scorpio car. Ahead of us, my brother Gajendra Bhati and his party colleague Balbir Singh Chauhan were going on a motorcycle. As they reached near RK Memorial, he saw that two men who had taken position started firing at them. The two fell down from bike and assailants fled towards Delhi. His brother was declared dead while Chauhan sustained bullet injuries and was admitted at Metro hospital in Noida. EX-MlA Amar Pal Sharma is behind the murder of his brother. Although he does not know the names of assailants but he can recognise them if produced before him, Yogesh Bhati said in the complaint.
“The motive of the murder has been established a political one. Amar Pal Sharma's wife is inclined to contest the municipal chairman election that the case of rivalry between two families. Narendra Fauzi has been nabbed while police are attempting to nab other remaining criminals" said the SSP.