Trader held captive, murdered at shop
Ram Dhani, owner of a furniture shop, was murdered by unidentified persons on Monday night in Durga Colony, Dhandari Khurd area. According to information, unidentified persons entered the shop late on Monday night, held him captive and attacked him with a brick following which he died. Dhani used to sleep in his shop only.
His feet and hands were tied and he was attacked with a brick. In the morning, Dhani did not reach home, due to which his wife got suspicious. She called up her husband but there was no response. The son of the victim called up a nearby vendor to enquire about him. The latter went to his shop and found Dhani lying in a pool of blood and informed his family members. After getting information about the brutal murder, residents gathered outside the shop. The police reached the scene and started a probe into the matter.