Man who killed wife, shot at mom, held in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad police claim to have arrested a 'serial killer' who has been accused of killing his wife, two of his neighbours and shooting at his mother and her friend. The accused, Prashant Sharma, was caught with an associate and is likely to be sent to the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Shahdara, for a mental checkup.
ADG Jawahar Lal Tripathi told TOI that residents of the entire region were living in fear as they did not know whom he would attack next. "Prashant has probably suffered a mental breakdown after facing various tragedies in his personal life. His mother is separated and even his wife had left him after many altercations between them. His mother hadn't even made him an heir to her property, which could have angered him more," said Tripathi.
"Our teams conducted many raids at the hideouts of the accused. Finally, a team under the supervision of SSP Ghaziabad managed to nab him," Tripathi said.
Prashant is accused of killing his wife Sunaina (24). He also shot dead two of his neighbours, Dayachand Kaushik and his son Dhanesh, in Vijay Nagar, after he found them 'guilty' of showing the police his house. Twelve days later, he shot at his mother Sunita and her friend Mira Devi. However, they managed to escape with injuries. Sunita was shot on the leg while Mira Devi was hit on the shoulder. "He was on drugs and perhaps because of that he committed the crimes," said a police officer.