Delhi: Constable was killed for slapping man in front of girlfriend, probe reveals

Police said the victim, Ram Avtar Kholwar, was a 2003-batch policeman posted in Ambedkar Nagar police station. He was found in a pool of blood by passersby around 11.15 pm on September 12.

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Raids at the homes of relatives of the accused have yielded nothing concrete so far. (Representational Image)

Days, after a 40-year-old Delhi Police head constable was shot dead in southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur, investigation, has revealed that the victim had an argument with a man just minutes earlier, and had slapped him in front of his girlfriend. Several teams of the Delhi Police are conducting raids to nab the accused.

Police said the victim, Ram Avtar Kholwar, was a 2003-batch policeman posted in Ambedkar Nagar police station. He was found in a pool of blood by passersby around 11.15 pm on September 12. Police received a call around 11.30 pm about an injured policeman being taken to Apollo hospital. A team rushed there, but were informed by doctors that the man had been declared brought dead, having suffered a bullet injury to the torso.

During the probe, police zeroed in on a suspect, and a man who had given him money after the murder. “The man who gave the money was questioned, and he told police that the accused, who hails from Bihar, had approached him for help. He took Rs 5,000 and told him he was planning to leave Delhi,” police sources said, adding that the accused may have fled to Nepal.

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Raids at the homes of relatives of the accused have yielded nothing concrete so far.

According to police, Kholwar stayed in Shakti Vihar with his wife and two children, aged 10 and five. DCP (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said police had some “strong leads”.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More