Hotel owner who killed HP officer during demolition drive held

May 03, 2018 19:09

A hotel owner who shot a woman government official during a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli has been arrested.

Vijay Singh was on the run after shooting assistant town and country Planner Shail Bala Sharma on May 1.

Sharma had gone to supervise the demolition of unauthorised construction at Kasauli's Narayani Guest House where its owner Singh had allegedly shot at her.

She later succumbed to injuries, while another government official accompanying her had sustained serious injuries.

IMAGE: Assistant town and country planner Shail Bala Sharma, right, talks with Vijay Singh, left, before he allegedly shot her dead. Photograph: ANI

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