Overview

• Ajay Kataria turned himself in at Phulera Police Station this morning after firing seven rounds from his service-issued SLR at Inspector Shankar Lal, who died instantly.
• Police have seized the Self-Loading Rifle and charged Kataria under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Investigators are interviewing Kataria’s family members and neighbours to explore personal enmity linked to a broken engagement as the possible motive.
• Law enforcement teams have collected forensic evidence from the Bagru area scene where the shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m.
• Authorities are examining protocols for the storage and oversight of service weapons within the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary.