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Meerut man arrested for killing Delhi Police head constable

By, Meerut
Apr 30, 2023 01:17 AM IST

Police arrested a man from an ashram in Hastinapur for allegedly killing a head constable of Delhi Police. The accused, who claimed to be a practitioner of black magic, was identified as Ganeshanand. The victim had been in touch with Ganeshanand for over a year and had asked him to eliminate his wife using black magic. The accused took the victim to a village near the Ganga, where he attacked him with a sharp weapon and threw his body, mobile phone and motorcycle into the river. The search for the victim's body is still ongoing.

Police on Friday arrested a man from an ashram in Hastinapur for allegedly killing a head constable of Delhi Police, superintendent of police (rural) Kamlesh Thakur confirmed.

The accused was identified as Ganeshanand who cheated people by claiming to be a practitioner of black magic, police said. (For representation)
The accused was identified as Ganeshanand who cheated people by claiming to be a practitioner of black magic, police said. (For representation)

The accused was identified as Ganeshanand who cheated people by claiming to be a practitioner of black magic, police said.

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The SP said head constable Gopichand went missing on March 26. His wife lodged a police complaint on March 27 at Sardhana police station, following which an FIR was registered. Later, police recovered the cop’s motorcycle from the Ganga near Surjepur village in the Hastinapur area on April 12.

The SP added that Gopichand was in touch with Ganeshanand for over a year. “Gopichand wanted Ganeshanand to eliminate his wife using black magic. He had even taken a big loan in his wife’s name. We are investigating the case to ascertain his motive to eliminate his wife,” SP Thakur said.

Gopichand left Delhi for his native village on March 26 and was on leave till April 8.

The police suspected Ganeshanand’s role in the constable’s disappearance from the latter’s call details, and waited for his return from Chitrakoot. The ‘practitioner’ had even taken 1.5 from Gopichand on the day of his murder.

On March 26, Ganeshanand called Gopichand to his ashram so that he could kill Rekha and also asked the victim to bring 1.5 lakh, the police said.

Later, Ganeshanand took Gopichand to Sirjepur village near the Ganga and performed a ritual while the victim lay nearby, the police said.

During the ritual, Ganeshanand attacked Gopichand with a sharp weapon and threw his body, mobile phone and motorcycle into the river.

Search for Gopichand’s body was still going on. (With PTI inputs)

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