Sunday, 06 OCTOBER 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
A man was shot dead in broad daylight on the national highway in the Jaspur block of Udham Singh Nagar district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Manjeet Singh, who is reportedly a farmer of Kaliyawala village in Jaspur. The police detained a suspect within two hours of the shooting. The suspect was being interrogated till late on Saturday, as per the officials. They informed that the incident occurred in the afternoon and the police reached the scene after getting the informed about the shooting. They found a bloody body near the road in Kaliyanwala village. The officials stated that the police took Singh to the hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival. The police then took possession of the body after completing formalities and sent it for a post-mortem. A forensic team also arrived to collect evidence from the crime scene, they added. The officials said that the initial investigations suggest that the murder occurred in an isolated area. While one suspect was taken into custody, the police will continue their inquiry and are expecting to get more concrete evidence in the case. The incident has raised concerns about security in the area but the police have assured swift action in bringing the culprits to justice. The investigation is ongoing, they added.
