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The Delhi constabulary volition support providing information to Rachna Yadav’s daughters, who fearfulness they could beryllium the “next targets” of those accused of sidesplitting their parents.
“Delhi Police takes witnesser extortion seriously, and Rachna’s daughters volition proceed to person extortion from the constabulary until each the accused are arrested,” Vijay Singh, Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range), said connected Tuesday.
Rachna, 52, was changeable dormant adjacent her location successful Shalimar Bagh connected January 10. She was the cardinal witnesser successful the 2023 shooting of her husband, Bijender Yadav, successful Bhalswa village, Jahangirpuri. Police person arrested Bharat Yadav, who is accused of readying Rachna’s murder, on with Nikhil and Sumit. Mr. Bharat Yadav is besides a co-accused successful Bijender’s execution case.
“I americium grateful that the accused successful our parents’ execution cases person been held. However, we are frightened that the accused’s associates mightiness travel for us,” Rachna’s elder girl told The Hindu.
Key witness
According to the police, Mr. Bharat Yadav had allegedly conspired to termination Rachna arsenic she was the cardinal prosecution witnesser and was actively pursuing the proceedings against him. “She was scheduled to depose successful tribunal shortly, and her grounds was apt to seal the destiny of Bharat successful the Bijender execution case,” said Ravindra Singh Yadav, Special Commissioner of Police (Law & Order).
“Bharat seemed to person a long-standing spot quality with Bijender, astir a 250-square-yard crippled connected the roadworthy betwixt Swaroop Nagar and Burari,” the serviceman said.
The serviceman said Mr. Nikhil allegedly changeable her portion Mr. Sumit rode pillion connected the motorcycle utilized successful the crime.
Police said each 3 accused person confessed to the crime. “A fewer different persons person besides been detained and are being interrogated. A probe is nether mode to uncover the further links successful the case,” the serviceman said.
With the assistance of AI and CCTV footage, the constabulary identified the suspects who escaped connected a motorcycle. “We conducted aggregate raids crossed respective States and got clasp of Mr. Bharat and Mr. Nikhil from a hut successful a forested country of Katihar, Bihar,” the serviceman said.
Mr. Sumit was caught successful Haryana.
