Four arrested for murdering youth in Panipat on Holi

The Panipat police have arrested four accused for allegedly murdering a youth in Hari Nagar on Holi by stabbing him. The police produced the four accused before a court on Friday which sent three of them to judicial custody. One accused was sent to police remand for one day by the court.

The accused have been identified as Sagar, Pramod, alias Vikkal, and Sonu, all residents of Hari Nagar, and Abhishek, a resident of Agra Cantt, presently living in Billu Colony of the city.

A 26-year-old youth, identified as Rohit, a resident of Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh, was stabbed to death in Hari Nagar. Mohit Singh, brother of the deceased, stated in his complaint that he, along with his brother Rohit, and cousin Amit were going to a relative’s house to celebrate Holi. They had an altercation with four youth on a motorcycle who were driving rashly. The matter was resolved that time and they reached their relative’s house. Meanwhile, five to six youth came there and stabbed Rohit with a sharp weapon and attacked them with brick also, stated Mohit.

Taking a serious note over it, Superintendent of Police Bhupender Singh handed over the matter to CIA-1 unit. The CIA team collected CCTV footage in which the miscreants were seen coming on a Scooty and motorcycle. Following a tipoff, the CIA-1 team nabbed all four accused on Thursday night from the Barsat road here. During the preliminary inquiry, the accused admitted to have committed the crime after an altercation over motorcycle driving, the police said. The police also recovered the motorcycle and the Scooty used by the accused in the crime. The police produced all accused in the court on Friday which sent Pramod, Abhishek and Sonu to judicial custody, while Sagar was remanded in one-day police custody.