Ghaziabad: An FIR under Section 302 (murder) was registered against unidentified persons in connection with the death of a property dealer, whose body was found with a bullet injury to the head near Crossings Republik police outpost on Friday.Police said a forensic team had collected evidence from the spot and further inquiry was being conducted. The deceased, Ashwani Sharma, was a resident of Chipiyana Buzurg and ran an office in the same locality along with his younger brother Mohit (25). His body was found behind a bush 200 metres from the police outpost around 6am on Friday.SP (city) Shlok Kumar said a complaint had been lodged by Ashwani’s brother, alleging murder. “On this basis, we have registered an FIR and are conducting an investigation. The autopsy report has confirmed death due to the bullet injury,” he added.Asked about a claim by one of Ashwani’s friends that the property dealer had called him up to say he was going to commit suicide, Kumar said the police was probing the angle.“We have questioned this friend and also checked his mobile call records. He had made the calls to some relatives of Ashwani to inform them about his conversation with him. We are trying to find out why the message did not reach Mohit and his other family members.”Ashwani’s family has objected to the claim, pointing out there were a few glasses and a liquor bottle in his car that was parked at some distance. Ashwani’s uncle Ramesh Sharma said, “It is surely a case of murder, but the perpetrators tried to make it look like a suicide. I don’t know who this friend is who is claiming to have got a call from him. If he wanted to end his life or was frustrated with anything, why did he not share anything with Mohit or any other relative?”

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