Overview
- AIIMS Rishikesh confirmed Tyagi’s death on Saturday morning, and a postmortem is underway.
- Two motorcyclists opened fire on the police van on the Laksar overbridge during a traffic jam on December 24, wounding Tyagi in the chest, neck, and arm and injuring two constables.
- Police arrested Sunny Yadav, 28, and Ajay Saini, 24, on Thursday and said a preliminary probe points to a financial dispute with Tyagi; both are in judicial custody.
- Investigators added a murder charge under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and say the attackers blocked the vehicle and fired at close range.
- A departmental inquiry has been ordered after three escorting policemen were suspended, with combing operations, roadblocks, and CCTV reviews ongoing; Tyagi’s family alleges an unverified money-laundering nexus and police complicity.