Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Singh Dobal on Sunday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to ensure a fair, transparent and impartial investigation into the Laksar firing incident involving gangster Vinay Tyagi.
The decision came a day after the dreaded gangster succumbed to bullet injuries at AIIMS Rishikesh. He died three days after being attacked by bike-borne assailants while being taken under police custody to a court in Laksar near Roorkee on December 24.
The firing incident occurred in the Laksar police station area when Vinay Tyagi was shot at while in police custody. Taking cognisance of the matter, SSP Dobal ordered a detailed probe from all possible angles and ordered that the investigation be conducted in a factual and unbiased manner.
The SIT has been constituted under the supervision of City Circle Officer (Haridwar) S.S. Negi. The team has been asked to examine all facts, evidence and circumstances related to the broad daylight shooting and submit its findings within the stipulated time.
The SIT comprises City Circle Officer (Haridwar) S.S. Negi, Station House Officer (Pathri) Manoj Nautiyal, Station House Officer (Bahadrabad) Ankur Sharma, Sub-Inspector Vipin Kumar of Kotwali Laksar, Head Constable Vinod Kundaliya of Kotwali Laksar, and Constable Mahipal from the CIU unit, Roorkee.
Meanwhile, in a significant breakthrough on Friday, the Haridwar Police arrested two suspects in connection with the attack on gangster Vinay Tyagi near the Laksar flyover.
SSP Pramendra Dobal said the arrests were made after an intensive chase by police teams on Thursday. “Police were chasing two accused who had carried out a deadly attack on gangster Vinay Tyagi while he was being taken to court for a hearing near a flyover in the Laksar police station area. They were also captured on the camera. A breakthrough has been achieved in this case today, and the police have apprehended both the accused,” he added. He said both men are residents of the Kashipur area.
As per SSP Dobal, the accused confessed to the crime during preliminary interrogation. “In the initial investigation, both have admitted their involvement. One has been identified as Sunny Yadav alias Shera, and the other as Ajay,” he said.
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