Traders block road with businessman’s body

  • | Friday | 1st March, 2019

The accused shot him when he refused to let them snatch his bag, which contained around Rs 7 lakh in cash. Traffic was affected for around half an hour as the protesters laid the businessman’ body on the road and called off the demonstration only after police intervention. SP (City) Shlok Kumar said a probe is on and the accused would be arrested soon. Bijendra Garg (52), a resident of Nasratpura in Kotwali, ran an edible oil wholesale shop in Ghantaghar. “The brazen act of miscreants has instilled fear in the minds of businessmen.

GHAZIABAD: More than half a dozen trade associations blocked Hapur intersection on Thursday, demanding immediate arrest of the two bike-borne assailants who allegedly shot a 52-year-old businessman for resisting a robbery bid in Kotwali on Wednesday night. Traffic was affected for around half an hour as the protesters laid the businessman’ body on the road and called off the demonstration only after police intervention. Bijendra Garg (52), a resident of Nasratpura in Kotwali, ran an edible oil wholesale shop in Ghantaghar. The accused shot him when he refused to let them snatch his bag, which contained around Rs 7 lakh in cash. They fled with the bag.The protesters said they have given the administration and police time till Friday to crack the case and threatened to sit on an indefinite strike from Saturday if there is no development in the investigation. “The brazen act of miscreants has instilled fear in the minds of businessmen. Garg’s house was located in a narrow alley and remains abuzz with activity all the time, but it didn’t deter the accused,” Praveen Kumar Gupta, general secretary of Ghaziabad Khadya Tel Association , said. SP (City) Shlok Kumar said a probe is on and the accused would be arrested soon.

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