MUZAFFARNAGAR: An
RTI activist missing since December 27 has been found dead at
Shahpur village under
Kandhla Police Station in
Shamli district, officials said on Friday.
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Kasim Saifi, 32, was missing from his home in Moradabad since the last week of December. After investigation, Vikas Choudhry, a property dealer, was taken in for questioning during which he confessed to killing the RTI activist," officials said.
Saifi's body was recovered and sent for postmortem, they added.
"Saifi was shot dead by the accused with the help of one Kuldeep on December 27. The crime was motivated by an old enmity. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim's family, we had begun investigation," officials said.