Overview
- Laxmi Narayan Singh, 54, was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon near Harsh Hotel in Civil Lines and was declared dead at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital.
- Within hours, officers tracked the prime suspect, Vishal, near Nehru Park, shooting him in the legs during an encounter before taking him into custody for treatment.
- Investigators say evidence and eyewitness statements point to Vishal acting with accomplices, and they allege he bought the knife at Machhli Bazaar in Khuldabad.
- Two others have been detained for questioning as police review CCTV and forensic material and continue searching for additional suspects.
- Police describe a recent dispute between the victim and the accused as the working motive, and relatives note Singh’s connection to former HCBA president Ashok Singh.