Four persons have been arrested in connection with the attack on senior BJP leader Brijpal Teotia and five others in Ghaziabad and will be booked under the National Security Act, police said today.
Shooters Nishant alias Jeetu, Rahul Tyagi, Ramkumar and Jitendra alias Popey have been arrested by a joint team of STF and police from Muradnagar area of Ghazibad last night, ADG, Law and order, Daljeet Chowdhury told reporters here.
In Ghaziabad, I G (Meerut Range) Sujit Pandey said that the four arrested, jailed under appropriate sections IPC, will be booked under National Security Act and Gangster act.
The incident was fallout of old enmity with family of Suresh Diwan, who was murdered in 1999 in Mahrauli village and Teotia was named in it, both the officers said.
Diwan's son Manish and Vikky and nephew Manoj had planned the attack to take revenge and arranged weapons like AK-47, carbine and pistols, Chowdhury said.
During interrogation names of other youths involved in the incident also came up and attempts are on to nab them, he said.
The attack on Teotia took place at Raoli Road under Muradnagar police station in Ghaziabad on August 11 and five people were also injured in the incident.
Teotia, who had contested the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Muradnagar constituency, was on his way to Ghaziabad when the incident occurred, Chowdhury said.
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