Kasauli murder slain himachal officer shail bala refused bribe; updates

Kasauli murder: Slain Himachal officer Shail Bala refused bribe; updates

Kasauli murder: Slain Himachal officer Shail Bala refused bribe; updates on Business Standard. Vijay Singh, the man accused of killing Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma as she was leading a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli, has been nabbed

Latest News The police on Thursday arrested Vijay Singh, accused of killing Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma as she was leading a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli Murder Case, from Mathura. Reportedly, subsequent to his arrest, Singh told the police that he killed Sharma because she refused to settle for a bribe.

Singh had on Tuesday allegedly fired on and killed Sharma, who, leading a Supreme Court-mandated demolition drive against illegal constructions, had reached Narayani Guest House, owned by Singh's family. Himachal Pradesh authorities received much flak and were even pulled up by the apex court over the incident. Singh fled after the incident and was on the run until his arrest in Mathura. Police told news agencies that Singh kept changing locations to avoid being caught.

Further, heads also started rolling with the state government late in the evening transferring the district's top police official. Earlier, while taking sou motu cognizance of the incident, the Supreme Court had asked what the police team, which had accompanied the government officials during the sealing drive, was doing when the hotel owner allegedly shot at Shail Bala.

Here are the top 10 developments in the Kasauli killing case that claimed Shail Bala Sharma's life:

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