Ghaziabad: A charge sheet has been filed by the police in connection with journalist Vikram Joshi murder case in which 10 people have been booked, said Kalanidhi Naithani, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ghaziabad on Friday.
“On July 20, Vikram Joshi was shot and later he succumbed to his injuries. 9 accused were arrested within 24 hours. Tenth accused Aakash Bihari was arrested on August 5. The process of filing a charge sheet in the Vikram Joshi case has been completed in a time period of three weeks,” Naithani told reporters.
“All evidence has been collected. All accused have been booked under several sections including the Gagangster Act,” he said.
Journalist Vikram Joshi, 35, was shot at by unknown miscreants near his residence in Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad on July 20. He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital later.
The incident occurred days after Joshi had filed a complaint with Vijay Nagar Police Station stating some men were harassing his niece.
Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey had said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had announced Rs 10 lakh economic assistance for Joshi’s family.
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Earlier, the Ghaziabad Police suspended the police station in charge of the area where slain journalist Vikram Joshi was shot. The incident reportedly happened days after Joshi had filed a complaint with Vijay Nagar Police Station stating that some men were harassing his niece. Joshi had filed a complaint with Vijay Nagar Police station against the accused but the cops did not take any action. The miscreants had opened fire at Joshi, near his residence after which he had suffered a bullet injury on his head and died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The incident triggered nationwide ire as the CCTV of the crime went viral. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi had slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led government for deteriorating law and order in the state. CM had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the slain scribe and the cheque was handed over to them by Ghaziabad MP VK Singh.
With ANI Inputs
