Overview
- The attack unfolded Tuesday evening when three masked men on motorcycles opened fire at a tent trader, Sohan Lal, and his son Vikas in Baraut; both victims were declared dead at hospital.
- Police identified one alleged attacker as Varun Lohari, who was beaten by locals after the shooting, taken to hospital with serious injuries, and later died while undergoing treatment.
- An FIR names Varun and several associates, Baburam has been arrested, and police say they have formed ten teams to hunt two remaining suspects who escaped.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV and mobile-video evidence to reconstruct the sequence of firing and to determine whether Lohari’s fatal wound came from a second shooter or from the crowd.
- The killings inflamed local traders, triggered market shutdowns and protests, and revived scrutiny of a decade-old rivalry tied to court cases and 2023 property attachments under the Gangsters Act.