New Delhi, March 13 A Delhi court has convicted a man in the 2022 murder case of a sanitary shop owner over a property dispute, while his associate was found guilty of destroying the evidence of the crime.
Additional Sessions Judge Shivali Bansal was hearing a case against Kamal Sharma, who was accused under IPC sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 34 (common intention) and his associate Vishal Solanki under IPC sections 201 and 34 for helping dispose of evidence.
In an order dated March 9, the court said, “This court is of the considered opinion that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the accused persons, Kamal Sharma, for the offence of murder under Section 302, 201, and 34 IPC, and Vishal Solanki for the offences 201 and 34 IPC.”
Both were accused of murdering Prakash Aggarwal, who had bought a house from Kamal Sharma, and the property was under dispute.
Aggarwal had informed his family during phone calls that he was at Sharma's residence and would return home later in the evening. However, his phone subsequently became unreachable. The family later traced the location of his mobile phone to Dwarka in Delhi.
The next morning, Aggarwal's body was found near Golf Link Road in Dwarka Sector-23. A post-mortem examination revealed that he died due to haemorrhagic shock caused by firearm injuries.
The court noted that the evidence produced by the prosecution left no ground for conclusion that both were innocent. “The prosecution has proven that, with all probability, the accused persons committed the offence they are charged with,” the judge said.
It said that the post-mortem report, ballistic report, and the FSL report pointed towards the guilt of the accused persons.
“The blood of the deceased was found on the stained clothes of the accused, the plastic katta, and the place of the incident,” the court said.
During the investigation, the police examined CCTV footage, call detail records, and forensic evidence. The probe revealed that Sharma shot Aggarwal at his house, and with the help of Solanki, transported the body in a car and dumped it in the Dwarka area to conceal the crime.
The court then convicted both the accused, holding Sharma guilty of murder and Solanki of assisting in destroying the evidence.