New Delhi: Special Cell has arrested the third accused Harmeet in connection with the murder of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council and National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir (67) from Jammu on Sunday. The special cell will hand over Harmeet -a transporter- to Crime Branch for further investigation. The police are still on a hunt for the mastermind of the incident Harpreet Singh who is still absconding.
Earlier, Delhi Police had arrested Rajendra Chaudhary alias Raju and Billa from Jammu on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy.
Police had found Wazir's decomposed body inside an apartment in West Delhi’s Basai Darapur on September 9. Wazir had come to Delhi on September 2 to catch a flight to Canada but was allegedly shot dead inside Harpreet’s flat where was staying.
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In an initial investigation, accused Rajendra alias Raju who was arrested from Jammu had revealed that four people were involved in the killing of Wazir. He said the main motive was to kidnap Wazir and demand a huge ransom from his family, but they decided to eliminate him on September 8 after they found that he had transferred all his money to his family in Canada.
The police said Rajendra is a private cab driver in Mumbai and was called to Delhi by Harpreet for some job. Billa and Rajendra are close friends of Harpreet.
Raju had claimed that Harpreet Singh's maternal uncle was murdered in 1983 and to avenge the massacre, Harpreet planned to kidnap Trilochan Singh Wazir and later he killed him realising that they would be exposed.
Police said that the conspiracy was planned in August to kidnap Trilochan by making him unconscious.
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