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Ghaziabad Man Shot Dead Outside Muradnagar Police Station; Three Officers Suspended

A sit-in protest by the victim’s family at the station gate has spurred the formation of multiple police teams to hunt the suspects.

The victim’s family held a protest at the Muradnagar police station on Thursday morning. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)
Ravinder Sharma said that the two bikers fired about 4 to 5 shots from a pistol right outside the Muradnagar police station. (Representative file photo)
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Overview

  • Ravi Sharma, 32, was fatally shot by two bike-borne assailants named Monty and Ajay outside the Muradnagar police station as he sought to file an FIR.
  • Earlier that evening the same suspects opened fire at Sharma’s Milak Rawli village home following a dispute over car parking.
  • Ghaziabad police have registered a murder case and deployed several teams in a manhunt for the duo, who remain at large.
  • Investigators found that prime suspect Monty was released last year after serving a sentence for POCSO-related offences and rape of a minor.
  • Station House Officer Shailendra Singh Tomar and two sub-inspectors were suspended for alleged negligence after the victim’s family staged a sit-in protest demanding swift arrests.