Trader abducted from Delhi found dead in Ghaziabad

NEW DELHI: The body of a trader, who was abducted from Delhi earlier this week, has been recovered from an industrial area in Ghaziabad's Kavi Nagar.

Kavi Nagar station house officer (SHO) Samarjit Singh told media persons that the victim, identified as Rahul Saxena, had been abducted three days ago. He was subsequently murdered and his body dumped in Kavi Nagar Industrial area.

Saxena's family members identified the body and told police that he was killed as they could not pay the ransom of Rs 20 lakh. The victim was a nephew of All India Hindu Maha Sabha President Sanjiv Saxena.

"Rahul Saxena, 27, had been missing since November 7 and a case under section 365 and 364A of the IPC had been registered. The body was recovered in Kavi Nagar Ghaziabad on the evening of November 9. The body was identified next day by his family, after which section 302 of IPC for murder was also added to the FIR," DCP Outer M N Tiwari said.

"We have identified the accused and formed teams to nab the culprits," Tiwari added.