Murder suspect caught, sent to police remand

Tribune News Service
Ambala, January 19

The local police have arrested a man for the murder of a Bihar native.

Sanjay, the suspect in Vikas murder case, was arrested from UP. He was produced in a court, which sent him to two-day police remand. The police would recover the weapon used in the crime during the remand.

Vikas (30), a native of Bihar, was killed over a petty issue in Ambala City on Thursday night. He was living with his family at Ratangarh village here.

Savita Devi, the deceased’s wife, had said they had gone to Sector 8, Ambala City, to attend the wedding of her sister’s daughter. Some boys, who had come with the marriage party, were continuously dancing. Around 10 pm, Vikas went there and asked them to stop.

Sanjay, the groom’s friend, pushed Vikas and stabbed him in the chest. Vikas was taken to the Civil Hospital where he was declared dead.

Ambala City SHO Ajit Singh said, “Sanjay has been sent to two-day police remand. The weapon used in the crime is yet to be recovered.”