A couple was allegedly shot dead by their nephew over a property dispute at a village in the Dadri area of Greater Noida on Tuesday afternoon. Prima facie, it appears that the killing was a fallout of an older family rivalry, the police said. The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against three people at the Dadri police station.
According to the police, the deceased couple has been identified as Vedram (60) and his wife Nattho Singh (55), natives of the Loni area in Ghaziabad. The incident took place around 11 am when the victims were about to leave the place for home, after attending a village panchayat at Chitthera in Dadri which was conducted to discuss their old family feud.
“As soon they sat in the car, their nephew identified as Vikram, opened fire several times following which the victims sustained bullet injuries in the chest and the head. After firing, the accused fled the spot,”Circle Officer (Dadri) Nishank Sharma said.
Locals informed the police and the victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
“We have sent the bodies for autopsy and based on the complaint registered by the deceased’s family member we have registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Arms Act,” Sharma said.
According to the police, the family has named Vikram and other family members Ankit and Mohit as the prime suspects. However, all the three are absconding after the incident.
“During the initial investigation, it was revealed that in 2015, deceased Vedram’s son had murdered his cousin brother (Vikram’s brother) over a property dispute and was sent to jail. On Tuesday, a village panchayat was conducted to discuss the matter and when ended inconclusively, Vikram was livid and he opened fire on the couple in order to take revenge for the death of his brother. We have formed teams to nab the criminals,” Sharma said.
THE SUSPECTS
- The family has named Vikram and other family members Ankit and Mohit as the prime suspects.
- The incident took place around 11 am when the victims were about to leave after attending a village panchayat which was conducted to discuss their old family feud.
