Cabbies held for NRI’s kidnap, murder

Nine days after Gurgaon police found an unidentified body on National Highway-8 and later learnt it was that of an NRI businessman, Delhi Police today arrested two persons for the kidnap, robbery and murder of K T Shameer.

The 39-year-old cloth merchant from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was abducted from outside IGI Airport by private cabbies late October 10 evening. He was robbed and the body thrown in the bushes on Delhi-Jaipur highway, near Manesar. Shameer, whose business trip to India began on October 7, had arrived that evening (October 10) from Ahmedabad on a Spice Jet flight (SG-218).

Palam police today arrested Manish, 24, and Monu, 25, from Sanjay Gandhi T-point when the duo was returning from Haridwar. A third accused, one Anil, is still absconding, Joint Commissioner of Police (Operations) Amulya Patnaik said. “They were interrogated and were found involved,” Patnaik said.

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