Overview
- Police say 24-year-old Sahil Malik allegedly shot his uncle, Rahul Malik, at an office in Dera Bassi on June 17 and then drove the body toward Panipat.
- Investigators allege Malik later shot his friend Ankush inside the vehicle and dumped both bodies near a canal in Budsham village in Samalkha before fleeing.
- Sonipat and Murthal teams used technical surveillance, route analysis, and checkpoints to intercept the suspect near the Bhigan Toll Plaza on NH-44 hours after the killings.
- The arrested suspect was handed over to Panipat investigators, post-mortems on both victims have been completed, and forensic recovery and questioning are ongoing.
- Authorities suspect a monetary dispute in the killing of the uncle while the reason for Ankush’s death remains unclear and is under active investigation.