Rampur , A businessman was shot dead at his car service centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district allegedly by his 22-year-old stepson due to resentment over his 49-year-old mother’s decision to remarry, officials said.
Navjot, a resident of Tah Kalan village, ran a business called Gill Washing Hub in Kumhariya Kalan. Navjot “died of gunshot injuries. “Our surveillance team and the local police worked diligently on the case and successfully arrested both shooters, along with the vehicle and weapons used in the crime. They are being sent to jail,” he added. With the help of the footage and other evidence, the two accused were arrested. One of them is the stepson of the deceased. The other is the son of the woman’s paternal aunt. Kamal Kaur had married Navjot after the death of her first husband.
Avdeep Singh and Rajandeep, 23, were arrested within 48 hours of the October 10 murder of Navjot in the Milak Khanam area, Additional Superintendent of Police Anurag Singh told reporters on Monday. He was at his shop around 5 pm on October 10 when two men arrived in a grey Alto car and allegedly opened fire on him before fleeing, police said.
His father subsequently lodged a complaint at the local police station,” he said. The police recovered a grey Alto car allegedly used in the crime, three firearms, six live cartridges and two empty cartridges from them, he said. CCTV footage of the incident was available and had been circulated among several people, according to the officer. The accused are cousins, Singh said. Her two sons, Avdeep and Joganpreet Singh, who work in New Zealand, were unhappy with the marriage, according to police.
