Man Shot Dead By Tariq, Naseem And Three Others, Protestors Allege Jihadist Conspiracy

On Monday, people from Ghazipur protested and blocked the Akshardham-Ghaziabad road demanding the arrest of the accused for the murder of a Hindu youth.

A man named Rohit Chavda was shot dead in the Ghazipur area of Delhi late Sunday night by two Muslim men identified as Tariq, Naseem, Yamin, Kapil and one other. The police have arrested accused Tariq and Naseem while the search is ongoing for the three absconding accused.

Residents gathered following the murder in large numbers and blocked NH-24 to demand justice for the slain youth. On Monday, the highway remained jammed for hours, impacting traffic movement.

According to the police, the Ghazipur resident was shot dead late Sunday night in the Ghazipur area of Delhi. The police received information from the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital about a medico-legal case wherein a man suffered a gunshot wound and was declared dead on arrival.

The police have registered a case under the Arms Act and murder. On the case, Vineet Kumar, Additional DCP-I, East District said, “We received information that a man is injured. When we went to the hospital, we found that he had been shot. In the initial investigation, 2 people have been detained and several teams are working on it.”

The incident has lead to communal tensions in the area, the police have as of now denied any communal angle in the case. The police have also said that Rohit Chavda was murdered over some monetary dispute with the accused persons.

However, the protestors have alleged that the 32-year-old Hindu man was shot dead by ‘jihadists’ who were dominating the area, collecting money, and running illegal businesses. The protestors alleged that the deceased victim had dared to speak up against the alleged illegal activities of the accused Muslim men.