PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
In connection with the murder of the gangster Vikram Sharma, Dehradun Police arrested one Rajkumar Singh alias Raju, from Gadabasa under the jurisdiction of Bagbeda police station in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He is being brought to Dehradun on transit remand. Police sources revealed that Rajkumar’s son, Yashraj Singh, was the main suspect in the case.
Police further said that Singh’s name had come to light because of the payment for the bike used by the shooters in Haridwar being made from his bank account. On the basis of this link, police had considered him an accused and had taken him into custody, police said. “We produced him in the local court in Jamshedpur and sought transit remand. Later, he was handed over to Dehradun Police on transit remand,” said a police officer.
Police sources revealed that Rajkumar Singh’s son, Yashraj Singh, has emerged as the main suspect in the case. Investigators believe that Yashraj played a crucial role by supplying weapons to the shooters involved in the murder. Despite repeated attempts by the police to trace him, Yashraj has reportedly remained absconding. In a bid to tighten the net around him, the STF detained his father for questioning.
The STF also conducted raids at the residence of another alleged shooter, Vishal Singh. During the operation, his father was taken in for questioning. However, considering his serious medical condition, reportedly involving heart disease, the STF released him on humanitarian grounds after preliminary interrogation.
The Dehradun senior superintendent of police Pramendra Dobal said that the accused might have paid the killers for the bike used in the crime. “Our team is bringing him to Dehradun from Jamshedpur,” he added.
Notably, three accused arrested in the murder are Vishal Singh, Ayush Singh and Akash Prasad from Bagbeda. Sharma was shot dead on February 13 near Silver City Mall in Dehradun. Though he was a resident of Bazpur in Udham Singh Nagar district he was allegedly also carrying on his criminal activities in Jamshedpur.
