Overview
- CCTV from the Govindpuri, Modinagar shop shows the assailant throwing chilli powder at the jeweller before repeatedly stabbing him.
- The victim, identified by police as Girdhari Lal Verma, was rushed to a private hospital and declared dead on arrival.
- The jeweller’s son intervened and was injured during a struggle that moved outside, where nearby shopkeepers helped overpower the attacker.
- Police identified the accused as Ankit (also reported as Ankit Gupta), took him into custody, and recovered chilli powder, a sharp weapon, scissors, and a country-made pistol.
- Investigators say a preliminary line of inquiry points to heavy online-gaming losses as a possible motive, while traders staged protests and brief shop closures demanding stronger security.