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Neighbor Arrested in Ex-IAF Officer’s Killing as Police Allege Sons Ordered Hit Over Property

Police say the case stems from a family property dispute.

Overview

  • Ghaziabad police arrested neighbour Arvind, 32, who allegedly confessed that he and his brother-in-law Naveen, a UP constable, shot Yogesh Kumar.
  • Investigators recovered a .315-bore country-made pistol, live and spent cartridges, and an iron pipe linked to the attack.
  • A court remanded Arvind to 14 days’ judicial custody while the probe continues.
  • The victim’s sons, Nitesh and Guddu, and constable Naveen remain absconding as police conduct raids to locate them.
  • Police cite CCTV analysis, including tracking a borrowed Hero Xtreme bike, and say an FIR under murder and Arms Act sections has been registered, with reports of a ₹5 lakh contract payment.