According to police, they received a call from Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital about a man's death at around 6:23 p.m. on Tuesday. Investigations revealed that the victim identified as Riyazul, originally from Muradabad (Uttar Pradesh), ran a scrap godown in C-47, Gali No. 1, Mukund Vihar of Ka
"A fire broke out at a scrap godown at around 3 a.m. this morning. The cause of the fire is yet to be identified. There are no casualties. The fire is completely under control," says Rajendranagar ADFO, Srinivas.
"Shoaib had tried to steal some batteries from his uncle's scrap godown a few days ago. They had caught and thrashed him. Shoaib had shot his uncle to take revenge," said Police.
Giving details, CFO Ghaziabad said, "After receiving the information of fire in a scrap godown in the Raj Nagar area, three fire tenders from Kotwali fire station and two fire tenders from Vaishali fire station were rushed to the spot.
The theft came to light after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) raided a scrap godown in the Muzaffarpur area and recovered over 13 sacks of locomotive parts which included wheels and other critical components, prompting railway authorities to launch an investigation into the matter.