{"id":122904,"date":"2025-04-07T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=122904"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:08:16","slug":"up-man-shot-dead-for-refusing-to-withdraw-brothers-murder-case-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=122904","title":{"rendered":"UP Man Shot Dead For Refusing To Withdraw Brother’s Murder Case Testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 35-year-old murder case witness was shot dead in Bijopura village here, police said on Monday. Salman was a key witness in his brother’s murder case, pending in a Meerut court, Circle Officer Devwrat Bajpai told reporters.<\/p>\n

Police identified the key accused as Irfan.<\/p>\n

He and four of his associates – Kaliya, Mohammad Ali, Naimuddin, and Fazil – all Meerut natives – have been charged in Salman’s murder.<\/p>\n

All five are currently on the run, the officer said.<\/p>\n

According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, Naushad, the accused had been pressuring Salman to withdraw as a witness in the case of the murder of their brother Zaid, who was killed four years ago in Meerut.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Salman was taken to a forest area in Bijopura village, where he was shot, police said.<\/p>\n

His bullet-riddled body was identified on Sunday, they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u200bThe victim’s brother said the accused was pressuring Salman to withdraw as a witness in the case of the murder of their brother, who was killed four years ago.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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