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Jordan murder case: Suspects rounded up from Punjab

Sources said that some suspects having links with the gangs of criminals suspected to be behind the murder have been rounded up from Punjab.

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June 5, 2018, 7:05 pm

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Jordan Murder

Jaipur: Desperate to crack the daredevil murder of history-sheeter Jordan Choudhary, the Rajasthan police teams are carrying out raids at several places. Sources said that some suspects having links with the gangs of criminals suspected to be behind the murder have been rounded up from Punjab.

Rajasthan special operations group (SOG) had launched an investigation into the murder of Jordan alias Vinod Coudhary on suspicion of the involvement of an interstate gang. The Rajasthan police is also seeking assistance from the Punjab police which gunned down Vicky Gondar in an encounter in January this year.

Jordan was shot dead by three men while he was exercising at Metallica Gym & Spa on Meera Marg in Sriganganagar.

A postmortem examination has revealed that 16 bullets pierced his body. Six bullet injuries were found on his chest, three each on head and stomach and four on his hands.

Rajasthan police teams are camping in Punjab and Haryana. They had rounded up some criminals suspected to have conducted recee to know Jordan’s routine. They are also being quizzed.

Police barricades have been put on roads leading to Punjab and Haryana and vehicles are being checked on a regular basis. The police are however yet to get any concrete clue in the case.

Two of the shooters have been identified as Ankit Bhadu and Sampat Nehra on the basis of footages of a CCTV installed in the gym.

First published: June 1, 2018