Two suspects — Nazim, 49, and Talib, 24 — have been arrested, and teams have been formed to nab the other accused, said the police
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A 30-year-old man was shot dead near Ghazipur’s wholesale flower market on Monday morning, triggering a political war of words over the state of law and order in the national capital.
The Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that the rule of law has “completely collapsed under the ‘double-engine’ BJP government, with murders in broad daylight becoming routine”. However, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said the city’s law and order situation is “satisfactory”, adding that “incidents of crime have dipped over the past two months”.
Several Ghazipur residents, including the family members of the victim, Rohit, held a protest on National Highway-24 and blocked movement of traffic for hours demanding that the assailants be arrested promptly.
A senior officer said Rohit worked as a supervisor at the Ghazipur landfill and had received threats. The police said five persons were involved in killing Rohit over a monetary dispute and that two suspects have been arrested.
Unlike other full-fledged States, in Delhi, the police report to the Union Home Ministry.
Ghazipur residents, including the victim’s kin, blocked NH-24 for hours on Monday in protest.
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‘Shot from a car’
“We received a call in the morning from Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital regarding a person with bullet injuries who died during treatment,” said DCP (East) Abhishek Dhania.
“An eyewitness informed us that Rohit, who was on a scooter, was shot dead on NH-24 near the Ghazipur wholesale flower market by three to four persons in a car,” he said.
The officer added that two suspects — Nazim, 49, and Talib, 24, residents of a dairy farm in Ghazipur — have been arrested and teams have been formed to nab the other accused.
Taking on the ruling party, AAP MLA from Kondli Kuldeep Kumar said, “Despite the BJP being in power at the Centre and in Delhi, criminals continue to operate fearlessly in the national capital. Under the BJP’s ‘double-engine government’, murders, robberies, and thefts are being reported daily.”
“Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently held a meeting with Chief Minister (Rekha Gupta) and senior police officers to review Delhi’s law and order situation. But it has only worsened since then. People feel unsafe under the BJP,” Mr. Kumar said.
Published – March 11, 2025 12:50 am IST