UP: RTI activist, missing since December, murdered in Shamli
An RTI activist, missing since December 27, has been found dead at Shahpur village in Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), officials said today. "Kasim Saifi, 32, was missing from his home in Moradabad since the last week of December. After the investigation, Vikas Choudhry, a property dealer, was taken in for questioning during which he confessed to killing the RTI activist," officials said. Details here.
Property dealer shot dead Saifi on December 27
Saifi's body has been sent for postmortem. "Saifi was shot dead by the accused with the help of one Kuldeep on December 27. The crime was motivated by an old enmity. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim's family, we started investigation," they said.
