Overview

• Ajay Tomar had been released on parole from Gwalior Central Jail on July 14 after serving a life sentence for killing his father in 2017.
• Police say ASI Bhanu Tomar sought revenge over his father’s death and ongoing property disputes by turning parole rules into a lethal setup.
• Investigators allege Bhanu paid ₹1 lakh to gunman Dharmendra Kushwah and used a minor who escaped a correctional home to lure Ajay to Nayagaon Tiraha.
• The case was cracked through analysis of around 500 CCTV feeds and intercepted Instagram exchanges linking the shooter to the ASI’s directives.
• The arrests include Dharmendra Kushwah, Monesh Tomar and the minor decoy, spotlighting insider criminality within the police and gaps in juvenile oversight.