Vijay Singh, the man accused of killing Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma as she was leading a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli, has been nabbed
The police on Thursday arrested Vijay Singh, accused of killing Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma as she was leading a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli, from Mathura. Reportedly, subsequent to his arrest, Singh told the police that he killed Sharma because she refused to settle for a bribe.
Singh had on Tuesday allegedly fired on and killed Sharma, who, leading a Supreme Court-mandated demolition drive against illegal constructions, had reached Narayani Guest House, owned by Singh's family. Himachal Pradesh authorities received much flak and were even pulled up by the apex court over the incident. Singh fled after the incident and was on the run until his arrest in Mathura. Police told news agencies that Singh kept changing locations to avoid being caught.
Further, heads also started rolling with the state government late in the evening transferring the district's top police official. Earlier, while taking sou motu cognizance of the incident, the Supreme Court had asked what the police team, which had accompanied the government officials during the sealing drive, was doing when the hotel owner allegedly shot at Shail Bala.
Here are the top 10 developments in the Kasauli killing case that claimed Shail Bala Sharma's life:
1) Shail Bala Sharma refused to take bribe, says murder accused: After his arrest, Vijay Singh reportedly told the police that Shail Bala had refused to either back down or accept a bribe as she led the demolition drive, reported NDTV. Citing unnamed sources, the report said that Singh had pleaded with the woman officer and asked her to spare his guest house. However, Singh said, she "refused to settle" and "was behaving like an ideal officer".
2) Shail Bala Sharma to get Gaurav Purskar: The state government has decided to confer Himachal Gaurav Purskar on Shail Bala Sharma. A government spokesman said a decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting held to review the law and order situation. He said the government also decided to give an ex-gratia of Rs 500,000 (Rs 5 lakh) to her family who would be entitled to the salary for her remaining service period.
3) Vijay Singh shaved moustache, hid in forest after alleged murder: In a bid to change his appearance, Vijay Singh shaved his moustache and trimmed his hair, said the police. Solan SP Mohit Chawla told news agencies that Singh kept changing locations to avoid being caught. He even stayed near the Mathura refinery and the Banke Bihari temple, Chawla added.
After the crime, Singh, a Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board employee who was on leave for three weeks, disappeared into a nearby forest.
4) Top police official shunted: After a rap from the apex court over its negligence in handling the demolitions, the Himachal Pradesh government transferred Solan Superintendent of Police Mohit Chawla and his deputy Ramesh Sharma to police headquarters. Additional Superintendent Shiv Kumar was given the additional charge of the Superintendent of Police, while Ajay Rana is the new Deputy Superintendent of Police
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