Hathras (UP), February 10 Five days after an Army driver was gunned down in broad daylight, the Hathras Superintendent of Police sent the Sadabad SHO, the area in-charge, and a beat constable to police lines on Tuesday for alleged negligence, officials said.
The SP also announced a reward of Rs 25,000 each for the arrest of eight absconding accused, they said.
The victim, Akhilesh Chaudhary (28), was posted as a driver at an Army workshop in Agra. He was shot dead on February 5 near a cold storage on NH-93, close to Chandra Farm House, allegedly over an old rivalry.
Choudhary was returning to Agra after attending a court hearing in Hathras when assailants in a car and on motorcycles intercepted his vehicle and opened fire, killing him on the spot.
According to the police, two accused have been arrested so far. A case has been registered at the Sadabad police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
SP Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said the Sadabad SHO, area in-charge, and a beat constable were sent to police lines and that efforts are on to nab the remaining eight suspects.