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GHAZIABAD: The latest flashpoint successful a bitter household feud was the determination of erstwhile Indian Air Force serviceman Yogesh Kumar to merchantability his house. “Kumar had asked some his sons to vacate the house,” said Loni ACP Siddharth Gautam, mounting disconnected a concatenation of events that ended successful his execution the time aft Christmas.Police person identified the killers arsenic a Kaushambi-based constable, Naveen Kumar, and a 32-year-old antheral from Bulandshahr, some hired by Kumar’s sons, Nitesh and Guddu. The 2 sons allegedly provided the hitmen with Rs 5 lakh to transportation retired the attack. Naveen Kumar and the sons are presently absconding. The Bulandshahr man, who had a transgression past arsenic a juvenile, has been arrested.The arrested antheral had been convicted successful the infamous 2008 Barari massacre, successful which helium killed 7 members of his uncle’s family, including a large aunt and a two-year-old cousin.
At the time, helium was conscionable 15 and sent to a correction home, portion his father, the main accused, was sentenced to decease successful 2016. He has been surviving successful Ghaziabad for respective years and was a neighbour of Kumar successful Ashok Vihar, Loni.Police said the accused had a idiosyncratic grudge against Kumar, including disputes implicit feeding stray dogs successful the locality, which made him an casual people for Nitesh and Guddu’s plan.Kumar had retired arsenic an adjunct warrant serviceman connected July 31 past year.
Police said the sons were motivated by a tendency to entree their father’s “hefty savings” and feared losing power implicit the property.According to police, the execution was meticulously planned. CCTV footage showed the accused and Naveen riding a Hero Xtreme motorcycle connected the time of the crime, their faces masked. Although the bike’s fig sheet had been removed, constabulary traced its owner, who revealed it had been borrowed “to spell shopping.”
The accused was arrested from his residence, wherever helium lives with his woman and 2 children. Naveen and the sons stay astatine large.ACP Gautam elaborate the attack: “Nitesh and Guddu planned the execution with the accused connected the terrace of Kumar’s house. The accused knew Naveen, who is simply a UP Police constable but had been connected permission since August 2025. On the time of the murder, the accused deed Kumar with an robust rod. When Kumar fell to the ground, Naveen changeable him successful the caput first.
The accused fired a 2nd bullet.” The onslaught occurred conscionable 50 meters from Kumar’s house.An FIR has been registered astatine Loni constabulary station, invoking execution charges on with sections of the Arms Act. Police are continuing the probe to apprehend the remaining accused and probe whether the onslaught was premeditated oregon influenced by different disputes.
