Journalist Vikram Joshi, who was shot at by unidentified miscreants near his housing in Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad on June 20, died at a hospital, doctors said on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Monday, days after Vikram Joshi had filed a complaint with Vijay Nagar Police Station claiming that some men were oppressing his niece. Joshi has undergone a bullet injury on his head.
Joshi was shot in front of his two daughters aged 5 and 11 while he was returning home on a bike. The entire incident has been grabbed on CCTV.
CCTV visuals reveal one daughter screaming for help while the second one can be seen sitting beside the injured journalist.
Nine accused have been arrested; one man is still on run, officials said. Two policemen have been suspended. “Nine people have been arrested including two main accused – Ravi and Chotu.
A weapon was also abducted from their possession,” Kalanidhi Naithani, Senior Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Vikram’s nephew, while talking to ANI, alleged that the police is trying to save the main accused. He said that Kamal-ud-din’s son is the one who fired the shot in Vikram’s head.
He further added that they would not accept his body from the hospital unless the police arrest the main accused, Kamal-u-din’s son.
