Overview
- Mahipal, 45, a farmer who handled land deals, was found with two gunshot wounds near the Eastern Peripheral Expressway service lane in Greater Noida on Friday.
- Police registered a murder case under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and launched CCTV scans and forensic examinations.
- On Sunday, officers arrested Deepak Goswami near the Dhoom-Manikpur bypass and recovered a country-made pistol, three live cartridges, and the motorcycle allegedly used.
- Investigators say Goswami developed a one-sided attachment to the victim’s daughter after contacting her on Instagram and became angry after her marriage was fixed.
- Police say the accused monitored the victim for weeks, took his phone and documents after the shooting to mislead investigators, and further verification of motive and property angles is ongoing.