The Ghaziabad police have solved the high profile murder of a ruling Samajwadi Party leader who was shot dead in the city on May 6 and have arrested four people.
Addressing the mediapersons, the SSP Sachi Ghildiyal said local SP leader Kapil Yadav was killed as he was allegedly involved in a murder a year ago and a property dispute with some locals. The arrested are identified as Devyansh Yadav, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Prince. Kapil was shot dead at Nandini petrol pump 24 near lal Kuan on National Highway on May 6 morning.
The police found that Devyansh Yadav, son of a police constable was the mastermind behind the murder. Sachin, a local resident, gave his Tata Vista car and Rohit Yadav provided a .9 mm pistol to him. Devyansh and Prince shot Kapil dead when he was changing his car at the petrol pump. Devyansh took a pistol that Kapil had on him along with Rs 6 lakh kept in a handbag. After ensuring Kapil was dead, the attackers escaped in the Tata Vista car.
The murder led to much hue and cry since Kapil was said to be close to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who directed the state police to arrest the criminals at the earliest. SSP Ghildiyal said the police succeeded in nabbing Devyansh, Prince, Sachin and Rohit, who confessed to shooting Kapil. The police also recovered the .9 mm pistol used in the crime and the .30 calibre pistol that Kapil had. Police said Kapil kept his uncle’s pistol for safety since he had deposited his own with the police as required by law since elections were on. Police also recovered the Tata Vista car and a mobile phone. However, the cash is yet to be recovered.