Enmity behind Shiv Sena leader killing in Punjab: Police

Salaria, 30, of Gurdaspur district’s Jagatpur village was killed in an attack with sharp-edged weapons and firearms at Adda Purana Shalla locality on April 5.

Personal enmity led to the murder of Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) leader Ajay Salaria in Punjab, the police said as it ruled out a terror angle.

Personal enmity led to the murder of Shiv Sena leader Ajay Salaria in Punjab, the police said as it ruled out a terror angle.

Salaria, 30, of Gurdaspur district’s Jagatpur village was killed in an attack with sharp-edged weapons and firearms at Adda Purana Shalla locality on April 5.

At a press conference, Gurdaspur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Swarndeep Singh said Rakesh Masih alias Geshi was arrested at a toll plaza at Gharaunda in Haryana’s Karnal district on Monday, while two of the accused — Dharminder alias Meeta and Sandeep Kumar alias Prince — had surrendered at a Gurdaspur court on April 12.

The fourth accused — Manpreet Singh alias Manni who had helped the alleged killers in fleeing the spot on his motorcycle — was arrested on April 7. All the accused are in their twenties.

The SSP said the police recovered a country made pistol, two sickles and a motorcycle that were used in the crime from the accused. The pistol with four cartridges was recovered from Rakesh Masih, while a sickle was recovered from Dharminder and Sandeep.