Trader murder case: Main accused arrested

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Ghaziabad: The police on Saturday claimed to have solved the murder case of a handloom trader, who was shot dead on November 21 night, by arresting the main accused.

Gagan Khanduja (40) was killed when he was returning home after purchasing a cake for his son's birthday. He was shot from point-blank range, the police said.

SP City Akash Tomar said that acting on a tip-off, police and crime branch officials nabbed the main accused, Mintoo Tyagi, this morning from near a school.

Tomar said that the pistol used in the crime was also seized from Tyagi. The police during interrogation learnt that Khanduja was not repaying Rs 2.5 lakh to the accused and had heated arguments with him, the officer said.

Tyagi along with his two accomplices Ravi and Bunty, who are still at large, shot Khanduja twice. The trader was declared brought dead at a hospital here.