A 22-year-old former kabaddi player was shot dead in Shamli district on Saturday morning while on his way to pick up labourers for agricultural work, police said. Investigators suspect he was assaulted before being shot, and have launched a manhunt for those involved.
Police said a Dial 112 call was received around 8 am informing them that a body with a gunshot wound was lying in a sugarcane field along the canal embankment in Nala village under Kandhla police station limits.
Senior police officers, including superintendent of police NP Singh, additional SP and the Kairana circle officer, rushed to the spot and inspected the crime scene.
The deceased was identified as Mohana alias Monu, a resident of Kakripur village in Baghpat district. Police said he was a former kabaddi player and earned his livelihood by operating a tractor-mounted sprayer in agricultural fields.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that the victim had left home around 5 am to pick up labourers from Nala village for farm work. He appears to have been involved in a scuffle near the canal embankment before being shot,” SP NP Singh said.
He added, “An FIR has been registered, and teams from the SWAT unit, surveillance cell and Kandhla police station have been deployed to identify and arrest those responsible. We expect to solve the case soon.”
{{/usCountry}}He added, “An FIR has been registered, and teams from the SWAT unit, surveillance cell and Kandhla police station have been deployed to identify and arrest those responsible. We expect to solve the case soon.”
{{/usCountry}}Police have sent the body for post-mortem examination and said further legal proceedings are underway. Investigators are examining all possible motives behind the killing.