On May 28, Punjabi rapper, singer and politician Subhdeep Singh Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Mansa district of Punjab. This incident brought the focus on the lesser-known but prevalent gang culture of Punjab.
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GHAZIABAD: Police on Monday claimed to have solved the murder of one Rishi Chaudhary, who was shot dead at his house in Ghaziabad’s Muradnagar area on July 14. The cops arrested a man on Monday afternoon after a brief gunfight.
According to the police, the arrested accused was identified as Ankit. Meanwhile, two of his associates Monu and Guddu managed to flee. Dr Iraj Raja, SP (rural), said that the accused had some property dispute with Chaudhary. “During questioning, Ankit said that a day before killing Chaudhary, he and some of his associates robbed a person of his bike in the Muradnagar area. They then planned to go to Chaudhary’s house and kill him,” he said.
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GHAZIABAD: A 40-year-old man was shot dead while his friend was injured after two people fired at them in Muradnagar area on Wednesday.
The victim, identified as Rishi Chaudhary, was an employee of Muradnagar Ordnance Factory.
He also worked as a property dealer and often loaned money to people on interest, police said. Rishi’s friend Sumit Kumar (37) used to work with him. The two stayed together in a rented accommodation.
Muradnagar police station SHO Hariom Singh said around 8am on Wednesday, two people known to Rishi came to his house. A conversation followed and Rishi called Sumit from his room to join them.