Saharanpur: 40-year-old private school principal shot dead

When his family heard no news from him, they lodged a missing person’s report with the Bargaon police station. Police said that soon after, the family received a ransom call.

In the morning, police was informed of a bullet-ridden body near Mora village, around 15 kms from Balu Majra.

“An Aadhar card recovered from the body helped us identify him and later informed his family members. They too identified the body. The kidnappers had initially demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh but settled for Rs 60,000. Subhash’s body had bullet injuries in his chest. It seems that the motive of his kidnappers was to kill him. The ransom call was to mislead the police,” said Sanjeev Kumar, in-charge of the Bargaon police station.

He said that a case under Sections 362 (abduction) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code was lodged against the unidentified persons. “We have recovered two motorcycles, including Subhash’s from the spot. We are trying to trace who the second belonged to,” said Kumar.