Ghaziabad journalist murder: SHO of Vijay Nagar station suspended

Kalanidhi Naithani, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ghaziabad, has also directed officers to brief all police post in-charges to identify cases that involve previous or ongoing enmities and take immediate steps to curb further violence.

Two days after journalist Vikram Joshi succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in front of his minor daughters on the night of July 20, the Ghaziabad police on Friday suspended the station house officer (SHO) of Vijay Nagar police station under whose jurisdiction the shooting took place and the case investigation has been transferred to Kotwali police station.

Police personnel seen outside Yashoda Hospital as the news of journalist Vikram Joshi’s death broke out, in Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad. (Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)

Kalanidhi Naithani, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ghaziabad, has also directed officers to brief all police post in-charges to identify cases that involve previous or ongoing enmities and take immediate steps to curb further violence.

Joshi was shot on July 20 night at Mata Colony in Vijay Nagar while he was returning home with his two minor daughters. He succumbed to injuries early morning on July 22.

“I have suspended the SHO of Vijay Nagar police station for laxity in supervision. The in-charge of the Pratap Vihar police post was suspended immediately after the shooting. Personnel have been asked to work in public interest and circle officers asked to brief police post in-charges to identify cases where there is an enmity angle...,” Naithani said in a video statement on Friday.