Kasauli murder case: Hotelier Vijay Singh who shot woman officer Shail Bala says he killed her after she 'refused to accept bribe'
Kasauli murder case: Hotelier Vijay Singh who shot woman officer Shail Bala says he killed her after she 'refused to accept bribe'
In a shocking daylight murder of a woman officer in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli, the cop has finally snatched the accused hotelier who shot Shail Bala Sharma from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district.
The accused hotel owner, Vijay Singh accused of killing Assitant Town and Country planner in Kasauli was held in a joint operation by the Delhi police and the Himachal Police on Thursday evening from Mathura. According to reports, Singh told the cops that he had planned to kill the officer after she refused to accept the bribe in order to stop the sealing drive.
The accused said that he planned to murder Sharma after she refused to take a bribe. As per the directives issued by the Supreme Court, Singh had shot dead Shail Bala during a drive to seal unauthorised guests houses and hotels.
As per reports, the Inter-State Cell of the Delhi Police was in touch with the Himachal Police, which shared inputs that led to them zeroing in on Singh's location. The Delhi Police officials, with the help of technical surveillance, located Singh in Mathura, wherein a team was sent on Wednesday to make the arrest.
Interestingly, the accused was seen borrowing phones from passers-by to make calls to his relatives. "He was approaching bystanders and telling them his phone was stolen and making calls. His description was matched with the photographs and the arrest was made. He was handed over to the Himachal Police," said Rajesh Deo, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Inter-state-cell.