Two more held for attack on Teotia

Ghaziabad: Two more suspects, allegedly involved in the attack on local BJP leader Brijpal Teotia in Muradnagar a few days ago, were arrested on Friday. The men, identified by police as Avisek Gujjar (22) and Gaurav Gujjar (20), were nabbed during a joint operation of UP Special Task Force and the district police of Ghaziabad at around 4 am.
Teotia and his posse of gunmen and aides were travelling in two Scorpios on Rawli Road on August 11 when they were attacked.The assailants following them in two Fortuner SUVs opened fire including from an AK-47. All six persons, including Teotia, had survived the attack albeit with serious gunshot injuries.
On Wednesday, the police had arrested four men for their alleged involvement in the attack. The latest arrests have taken the number of those nabbed to six.
Avisek, who was arrested on Friday, belongs to Loni and was a student of business administration in a reputed private institute in Ghaziabad. Gaurav, his accomplice, who belongs to Razapur of Gautam Buddh Nagar, is a matriculate.
“Two semi-automatic pistols of .32 bore and .30 bore, which were used in the attack, have been seized from the two. We are trying to get more details from Avisek and Gaurav. We are also trying to nab the remaining six including prime suspects Manish and Manoj,” said Ghaziabad SSP K Sunil Emmanuel.
According to police, the main conspirators had roped in Avisek and Gaurav. The duo had also been nursing some grudge over the murder of their blood relatives a few years ago. Avisek’s father and Gaurav’s elder brother were murdered years ago in Loni and Garh Mukteshwar areas, respectively. The main conspirators had promised to help out Avisek and Gaurav in avenging the murders in their families if they joined hands with them to eliminate Teotia, said police.