Realtor among 4 held in VHM leader murder

LUCKNOW:Four people including a realtor and a businessman have been taken into custody in connection with the sensational murder of Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha (VHM) head Ranjeet Bachchan, said police officials privy to the investigation.

Officials said that all four of them were taken into custody on Tuesday night and were questioned for several hours. They said three people, including the property dealer, were taken in custody from Bachchan’s native district Gorakhpur while the businessman was detained from Rae Bareli. Officials said that all four people had revealed crucial facts about Bachchan and his other accomplices, related to his property dispute and his relation with multiple people including some women. “All four suspects are still in custody and are being further quizzed,” they added.

“Police are facing problem to zero in on the exact cause of Bachchan’s

murder as he had several disputes and rivals due to his involvement in multiple things like dealing in real estate, fixing marriages and providing jobs as well as he was also in a family feud over his two marriages,” said an additional SP rank official associated with the probe.

He said three people, picked up from Gorakhpur were being quizzed in connection with Bachchan’s property disputes while Rae Bareli businessman was being questioned in connection with the dispute related to fixing of one of his family member’s marriage.The official said the Gorakhpur realtor and his two associates had a strong motive to eliminate Bachchan but so far there were no concrete evidences.

Meanwhile, one police team of crime branch has been camping in Agra after CCTV footages showed two suspected shooters fleeing towards west Uttar Pradesh after the crime.