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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