Agra, 29th June 2021: Sachin Chauhan, the 25-year-old son of Suresh Chauhan, a resident of Jairam Bagh, Dayalbagh, had been missing since the afternoon of 21st June. The State Task Force(STF) team arrested Sumit Aswani, Happy Khanna, Manoj Bansal alias Langra, Rinku, and Harsh Chauhan, on Sunday night. Seven mobiles, Rs 1200, and two cars were recovered from their possession. The accused confessed to murdering during interrogation.

Before the murder of Sachin, the mastermind of the crime, Harsh, turned out to be Sachin’s only friend, while Sumit was the other friend who did all the planning to carry out the crime. From murdering to destroy evidence, there were no traces left behind. The victim was strangled and the police evidence was tried to be erased just like a movie. However, the STF team reached the accused based on scientific evidence. After this, the matter was opened layer by layer.

According to STF, Sumit Aswani who had been the mastermind in planning the murder had the business of import-export of garments in China. After returning from China, Sumit had opened CBZ Sports Club on Hundred Feet Road in Dayalbagh.

The entire planning of the murder

The accused made a WhatsApp call to call Sachin from home, due to which his number did not come in the call details.

-Thet took the victim to seclusion under the pretext of a party, where Manoj remained on surveillance. Happy and Rinku held Sachin down and Sumit sat on his chest and strangled his throat. He taped the victim’s mouth while covering it with polythene so that there are no marks on the throat and face.

-They Purchased a PPE kit and told the authorities that the body was Covid positive. On the second day, he went to the Balkeshwar crematorium and picked the ashes. They were immersed in the Yamuna so that even DNA matching did not leave any evidence.

– Manoj Bansal alias Langra was sent with Sachin’s mobile. He reached Etawah. After this, he went to Kanpur and Lucknow, so that the location of Sachin’s mobile was of Lucknow and he could not be suspected. Later he broke and threw Sachin’s iPhone in Kanpur. Harsh, even after being the mastermind of the crime had been cooperating with the STF in the investigation, so that no one doubts him.

Got brother-in-law’s number written on the slip

While receiving the last rites from the office of Kshetra Bajaj, the accused gave a fake name and address of the deceased. One of the accused wrote his brother-in-law’s number written in a hurry. Later, when he realized this, he got it disconnected and wrote another fake mobile number. The STF has obtained this slip from the office of Kshetra Bajaj. Based on this, the section of forgery and fraud will be increased on the accused.