Ghaziabad: A shop owner was shot dead by four unidentified bike-borne persons at Gulab Vatika in Ghaziabad, following which his family members and irate locals blocked Delhi-Saharanpur Highway in protest on Thursday.
Yesterday around 9 PM, the assailants reached the mobile shop of Manu Sharma, aged around 30 years, and shot at him. He died on the spot. They then fled towards Delhi, Superintendent of Police (rural area) Rakesh Pandey said.
This morning, Mr Sharma's family members and locals blocked the highway for at least an hour demanding Rs 20 lakh as compensation for the victim's kin and arrest of the accused within three days, he said.
The blockade was removed following assurance of proper action by officials, the SP said, adding police are suspecting that the killing might be a fallout of old enmity.
Yesterday around 9 PM, the assailants reached the mobile shop of Manu Sharma, aged around 30 years, and shot at him. He died on the spot. They then fled towards Delhi, Superintendent of Police (rural area) Rakesh Pandey said.
This morning, Mr Sharma's family members and locals blocked the highway for at least an hour demanding Rs 20 lakh as compensation for the victim's kin and arrest of the accused within three days, he said.
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