Loni area councillor shot dead

Sachin Chaudhary, 34, a councilor from ward 10 area of Loni Nagar Palika Parishad, was found dead around 8.45 pm on Thursday. Peeyush Khandelwal reports.

Updated on: Jul 23, 2011, 24:32:43 IST

Hindustan Times | By Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

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Sachin Chaudhary, 34, a councilor from ward 10 area of Loni Nagar Palika Parishad, was found dead around 8.45 pm on Thursday. He was found dead inside his car which was parked near Punjab and Sindh Bank at Indrapuri area of Loni in Ghaziabad, police officials said.

Chaudhary had suffered two bullet injuries in his head. "After receiving information, police rushed him to GTB hospital in Delhi, where he was declared dead," senior superintendent of police (SSP) Raghubir Lal said.

Police said on April 16, Chaudhary had lodged an attempt-to-murder case against five persons which was found to be incorrect.

"There was a compromise going on between them. As per initial information, the murder is related to this case," SSP added.

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Peeyush Khandelwal
Peeyush Khandelwal writes on a range of issues in western Uttar Pradesh – from crime, to development authorities and from infrastructure to transport. Based in Ghaziabad, he has been a journalist for almost a decade.Read More

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