<p>A 21-year-old man has been arrested for murdering a Noida businessman from whom he had been extorting money, police said on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said Ved Gujjar of Nai Basti at Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh shot businessman Ashok Aggarwal around 8:30 am on June 29. Ved along with his accomplices reached Ashok’s office at Anandpur in Noida and fired six rounds at him. <br /><br />Ved kept on shouting his own name while firing. When some kiln labour gathered at the spot, he fired three more rounds in the air to scare them away. A case of murder was registered on the same day. <br /><br />Police received a tip-off that a desperate extortionist involved in the murder of a businessman at Noida would come to Narela Industrial area in the City on Sunday. <br /><br />Police laid a trap and arrested the man, later identified as Ved Gujjar. Police also recovered arms from his possession.<br /><br />Ved told police that he along with his accomplices had been extorting money from local traders and brick kiln owners since the past year. <br /><br />He was also extorting money from Ashok Aggarwal, who was the owner of three brick kilns in Gautam Budh Nagar and also owned a motorcycle and a shoe showroom in Ghaziabad. <br /><br />Since last one month, Ved had been demanding more money. <br /><br />When Ashok refused to pay that, Ved decided to shoot the kiln owner and make an example of him.<br /><br />“Efforts are being made to ascertain his previous involvements in crime,” said deputy commissioner of police (crime) S K Jain.</p>
<p>A 21-year-old man has been arrested for murdering a Noida businessman from whom he had been extorting money, police said on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said Ved Gujjar of Nai Basti at Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh shot businessman Ashok Aggarwal around 8:30 am on June 29. Ved along with his accomplices reached Ashok’s office at Anandpur in Noida and fired six rounds at him. <br /><br />Ved kept on shouting his own name while firing. When some kiln labour gathered at the spot, he fired three more rounds in the air to scare them away. A case of murder was registered on the same day. <br /><br />Police received a tip-off that a desperate extortionist involved in the murder of a businessman at Noida would come to Narela Industrial area in the City on Sunday. <br /><br />Police laid a trap and arrested the man, later identified as Ved Gujjar. Police also recovered arms from his possession.<br /><br />Ved told police that he along with his accomplices had been extorting money from local traders and brick kiln owners since the past year. <br /><br />He was also extorting money from Ashok Aggarwal, who was the owner of three brick kilns in Gautam Budh Nagar and also owned a motorcycle and a shoe showroom in Ghaziabad. <br /><br />Since last one month, Ved had been demanding more money. <br /><br />When Ashok refused to pay that, Ved decided to shoot the kiln owner and make an example of him.<br /><br />“Efforts are being made to ascertain his previous involvements in crime,” said deputy commissioner of police (crime) S K Jain.</p>
