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During interrogation, police found that Ajay is posted in the 12th Battalion of the RAC in Delhi. (File photo)
A jawan posted with the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) allegedly shot a labour inspector dead in Jaipur early Tuesday morning. The incident took place when the victim, Shankar Lal Balai (40), was out for a morning walk.
According to the police, the accused, Ajay Kataria (32), a relative of Shankar Lal, had an argument with him around 6.30 am. Eyewitnesses told police that during the altercation, Ajay allegedly pulled out a weapon and shot Shankar seven times before fleeing in a car.
Shankar’s neighbours and family members rushed out after hearing the gunshots and found him lying on the ground.
Additional DCP (West) Aalok Singhal said, “The accused is a resident of Phulera and had a family dispute with Shankar. Ajay thought that Shankar was the reason his fiancée broke off their engagement. After shooting Shankar, Ajay surrendered at Phulera police station along with his pistol.”
Police are now investigating how Ajay acquired the firearm and whether it was issued to him as part of his duty.
Shankar was posted as a labour inspector in Jaipur. He got married in 2018 and had two sons, aged 11 months and four years.
During interrogation, police found that Ajay is posted in the 12th Battalion of the RAC in Delhi. He travelled to Jaipur by bus, reaching Sindhi Camp early Tuesday morning, before booking a cab around 5.30 am to go to Shankar Lal’s home in Vatika.
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Sources from the police said Ajay brought an SLR rifle concealed in a bag. He allegedly assembled the weapon inside the moving car before confronting Shankar.
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