Retd cop held for murder

A retired Delhi Police sub-inspector was arrested from Loni, Ghaziabad for allegedly killing his daughter’s lover in December, 2010, police said on Thursday. Peeyush Khandelwal reports.

A retired Delhi Police sub-inspector was arrested from Loni, Ghaziabad for allegedly killing his daughter’s lover in December, 2010, police said on Thursday.

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Police arrested Sugriv Tyagi on charges of murdering Naveen Aggarwal, 25, who was found dead a few steps away from Tyagi’s house at Giri Market area of Loni.

“After four months of investigation and conclusions based on post-mortem reports, we found that the girl’s father had shot Aggarwal dead from close range,” said SSP Raghubir Lal.

Previously, the police had reported the death as a suicide. Aggarwal had been shot with a 0.12 calibre countrymade pistol.

Tyagi is currently lodged in Dasna Prison on the alleged murder charges, police said.