In a daring incident, Congress leader and All India Congress Committee (AICC) member Pradeep Tyagi (49) was shot at twice inside his swank Ghaziabad residence by three unidentified gunmen early morning on Thursday. After the killing the assailants fired several rounds in the air as they sped away on a motor cycle.
Tyagi’s house, in the posh Raj Nagar locality, is at a stones throw from the district courts, the collectorate and the police headquarters.
Pradeep Aka Pintoo Tyagi, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. He was reportedly shot twice in his chest with a country-made weapon using the heavy .315 calibre cartridges, normally used in rifles.
Tyagi is survived by his wife, Anuradha, son Kunal, an executive with an MNC in Gurgaon, and daughter Kanishka, a Class XII student.
According to police sources, two men arrived on a motorcycle at the Tyagi residence and asked to meet Tyagi Ji. Anuradha called them in to the front verandah. As they were speaking with Tyagi, a third man entered and shot at him. Before fleeing on the motorcycle.
Later, Tyagi was admitted to Yashoda Hospital, a large group of politicians, transcending party lines, shouted slogans like "police prashasan murdabad'' and, there were visible signs of tension in the area.
Besides politics Tyagi was also involved in real estate and operated as a ‘builder’ in Noida, He also undertook civil construction work for some development authorities. Talking about the construction work, a police officer said, "This could possibly be a motive. There could have been some dispute over property. But, right now we can't say. We do not have any direct leads yet.''
Tyagi's family says the deceased had no disputes with anybody and was a well liked person.
Tyagi’s house, in the posh Raj Nagar locality, is at a stones throw from the district courts, the collectorate and the police headquarters.
Pradeep Aka Pintoo Tyagi, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. He was reportedly shot twice in his chest with a country-made weapon using the heavy .315 calibre cartridges, normally used in rifles.
Tyagi is survived by his wife, Anuradha, son Kunal, an executive with an MNC in Gurgaon, and daughter Kanishka, a Class XII student.
According to police sources, two men arrived on a motorcycle at the Tyagi residence and asked to meet Tyagi Ji. Anuradha called them in to the front verandah. As they were speaking with Tyagi, a third man entered and shot at him. Before fleeing on the motorcycle.
Later, Tyagi was admitted to Yashoda Hospital, a large group of politicians, transcending party lines, shouted slogans like "police prashasan murdabad'' and, there were visible signs of tension in the area.
Besides politics Tyagi was also involved in real estate and operated as a ‘builder’ in Noida, He also undertook civil construction work for some development authorities. Talking about the construction work, a police officer said, "This could possibly be a motive. There could have been some dispute over property. But, right now we can't say. We do not have any direct leads yet.''
Tyagi's family says the deceased had no disputes with anybody and was a well liked person.
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