Double murder an act of 'revenge', police say juvenile was miffed for not getting ₹70k
The Morning Standard|November 02, 2024

THE investigation into the Farsh Bazar double murder case and subsequent questioning of the mastermind juvenile has revealed that he had been planning the attack for more than half a month.

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Double murder an act of 'revenge', police say juvenile was miffed for not getting ₹70k

"The accused juvenile, who has now been apprehended, has claimed that he had been planning the murder for more than 15 days," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said.

The incident took place around 8 pm on October 31 in Shahdara's Farsh Bazar area, where Akash Sharma (40), alias Chottu, and his 16-year-old nephew, Rishabh Sharma, were shot dead outside their residence. Krish Sharma, aged 10, suffered injuries during the incident. The victims were celebrating Diwali when they were attacked.

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