Stopped from beating wife, Ghaziabad man fires at uncle, kills him

GHAZIABAD: A 32-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing his uncle in Ghaziabad. The uncle, Satish Chandra (63), was trying to stop his nephew from beating his wife and son when the incident happened.
According to the police, Dinesh Diwakar is addicted to alcohol and often thrashed his wife in an inebriated state. Chandra, who retired from the Indian Railways, resided near Dinesh’s house.
Chandra’s son, Ashwani Diwakar, told TOI that like all other days Chandra had gone for a walk after dinner on Friday. “Around 10pm, when my father returned, neighbours informed him that Dinesh was beating his wife and 8-year-old son,” Diwakar said.
When Chandra entered Dinesh’s house, the latter was beating his wife with his belt and slipper. He had allegedly asked her to give him money to buy liquor, which she refused. “As my father could not stop Dinesh, he slapped him. Dinesh went inside his room, only to come out within seconds with a pistol. Before anyone could react, he shot my father,” Diwakar said.
Chander was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during treatment. Umesh Bahadur Singh, SHO of Sihani Gate police station said, “An FIR was registered under Section of 302 (murder) of IPC and Dinesh has been arrested. He was produced in court and sent to jail. The pistol has also been recovered.”