On Wednesday, the police arrested three more accused individuals involved in the murder of a retired Brigadier within the jurisdiction of the Rajpur police station. A search is currently underway for one remaining absconding accused.
On the morning of March 30, heavy gunfire erupted following a mutual dispute between two rival groups. The accused youths were traveling in two separate cars; they sped along for approximately three kilometers, continuously exchanging fire with one another. During this exchange, retired Brigadier Mukesh Joshi—who had stepped out for a walk with two companions—sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which proved fatal.
An FIR has been registered under the charges of murder, naming a total of eight youths belonging to the two rival groups as the accused. The police had already arrested four of the accused individuals in this case earlier. Of the four remaining absconding accused, three were apprehended on Wednesday.
These include Aadesh Giri, a resident of Shamli (Uttar Pradesh); Sameer Chaudhary, a resident of Manglaur (Haridwar); and Mohit Arora, a resident of Uttam Nagar (New Delhi). All three accused were arrested from different localities across Dehradun. SSP Pramendra Singh Dobal stated that police teams are conducting raids to locate the remaining absconding accused, adding that he, too, would be arrested shortly.
