Double murder in Dadri: hunt on for main accused

A manhunt for the accused in the double murder of industrialists in Dadri is still on, a day after the incident.

A manhunt for the accused in the double murder of industrialists in Dadri is still on, a day after the incident. According to the police, Mahesh Rathi, cousin of the murdered Omveer Rathi, is still absconding along with two other alleged accomplices.

Mahesh allegedly shot Omveer and his brother-in-law, Vicky after a heated argument related to running the factory in which the two deceased and the accused were partners.

According to Gautam Buddha Nagar SP (rural) Surender Verma, a meeting had taken place in the evening to settle the dispute over running the factory between the three partners. “There were six people in the boardroom when Mahesh shot Omveer and Vicky. Both injured were rushed to Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad where they were dead on arrival,” said the SP. He said Golden Rathi Star Industries Ltd, the iron rod-making unit was closed for quite some time as it was incurring losses. The partners wanted to settle the dues of the unit and sell the property.

According to the eyewitness who lodged an FIR with the Noida police, Mahesh Rathi wanted to re-open the unit located at Dujana road of Dadri, to be able to retrieve his money and then withdraw. Omveer and Vicky, who were each 25 per cent partners in the factory, were not willing to make it operational. Mahesh was holding 50 per cent share in the factory.

“Mahesh shot at my cousin and his brother-in-law,” reads the FIR lodged by Sunil Sharma at Dadri police station. Two other people Sugam and Ravi have also been named in the FIR. Sugam is Mahesh’s brother-in-law.

Both families live in Gurgaon. “Mahesh is a resident of DLF Phase II whereas, Omveer with his family lives in DLF Phase I. We have sent teams to Ghaziabad, Palam and Gurgaon to track the three named in the FIR,” Verma added.