Three accused have been identified by the police in the Ramniwas murder case in Shamli.
A 55-year-old man, who was an eye-witness in his son's murder case, was allegedly shot dead on last Saturday by three bike-borne assailants in Shamli district, three days before he was to record his statement in a court in connection with the case, police said.
A case has been registered against three persons- Sachin, Deepak and Pankaj. Sachin and Deepak were also accused in the deceased's son's murder.
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The accused Sachin and Deepak were threatening him to withdraw the case.
Ramniwas's son Nitu was murdered in October 2013 and the case was pending in court, Sharma said, adding, the father was to record his statement in the court in this connection on November 25.