Ghaziabad Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved teenager Tapish’s October 1 murder following the arrest of four after piecing together the puzzle.
Talking to media, Superintendent of Police (City) Shiv Hari Meena said Tapish (17) was murdered to rob him of his Indigo car. During investigation, police found that Tapish was kidnapped on October 1 when he was about to open the car door after buying a meal from a restaurant in Sahibabad.
Father Krishna Mitra had informed the police and apprehended that his son could have been kidnapped for ransom. The kidnappers strangulated him with a belt and threw his body by the roadside near Shamli while taking the car to Sonepat in Haryana. Police recovered his body from Shamli and later found the car from Sonepat. A police official claimed that three kidnappers were arrested from Sonepat.
During interrogation, they revealed that they had taken the help of a dealer, Azad Bhatti, in selling the car. They added that on their way to Sonepat, a man was crushed to death under the wheels of their stolen car. The kidnappers identified themselves as Rajesh Chaudhary, Afsaroon and Ranvir, all from Sonepat. Police also arrested Bhatti on charges of conspiracy.