Murdered trader’s car parked at AIIMS: Cops

While checking on all possible motives behind the murder,police are also looking into the possibility of a property dispute within the family.

Chittar Mal Jain,who runs ‘Deluxe Store’ grocery store in Defence Colony and a chemist shop,was found dead in Delhi Cantonment on October 27. Police said he was shot in the head with a 9 mm pistol from point-blank range. His gold chain,wallet and cellphone were missing.

After questioning Jain’s family members,investigators said Jain had left his Block-5,Lodhi Colony,home at 7.30 pm on October 26. He told his family he was going to attend a function at the Jain Mandir in Lodhi Colony. He was also the vice-president of the temple’s Management Committee.

His call records revealed that Jain spoke to his daughter at 9.30 pm. He told her that he would return home in another two hours,police said.

When Jain did not return home till the next morning,the family approached police and a missing person case was registered at the Lodhi Colony police station.

Within hours police recovered a body from an isolated location in Delhi Cantonment and the family identified it as Jain.

Sources said Jain was killed and the body dumped in Delhi Cantonment later. The killer then drove the Accent to AIIMS and parked the car there. The parking attendant is being questioned for details on the appearance of the man who came to park the vehicle.

From the car,police said they recovered a pan card,four cigarette butts and a matchbox. The front seats have bloodstains on them,and the passenger seat was inclined backwards,leading police to believe that Jain was reclining on the seat when he was shot.

Police did not give out the name on the recovered pan card,but sources said cigarette butts suggest that the men spent some time in the car. Police suspect there could have been an argument and Jain was shot.

Police are questioning two of Jain’s friends who met him around two months ago.