Six held in gangster Munna Bajrangi aide’s murder case

Lucknow, Dec 2: Six people were rounded up in connection with the murder of contractor Mohammad Tariqhad in the state capital on Friday.

A native of Jaunpur and reportedly a confidant of jailed eastern Uttar Pradesh gangster Munna Bajrangi, 38-year-old Tariqhad shifted to Lucknow recently from Varanasi to continue his work as contractor. 
On Friday around 1800 hrs, he was driving in his SUV in the direction of Dayal’s Paradise Hotel in Gomti Nagar Extension area in the state capital. As he reached Gwari flyover, some unidentified men on two motor-cycles signalled to him to halt, but sensing danger Tariq tried to speed away. The bikers then opened fire, as a result of which Tariq lost control over the steering and after colliding with the road divider his bullet-riddled SUV came to a halt. The attackers continued firing at Tariq. Two of the bullets pierced Tariq’s body and he died instantaneously. The attackers were said to have fired at least eight rounds. UNI