By IANS
Noida : Uttar Pradesh Minister for Home Guards Ved Ram Bhati and his son are among the four who have been named Thursday in the case of murder of two businessmen brothers and their driver.
Unidentified men shot the two businessmen, Yusuf and Shahbuddin, and their driver Suresh with semi-automatic weapons in Kasna town, near here Wednesday.
Superintendent of Police, Greater Noida, Avdhesh Kumar Vijaita told reporters that the murder was a result of a feud over a transport contract.
The police have registered a murder case against Bhati, his son Ravinder and four others.
According to sources, local transporters resented the entry of Noida-based Yusuf and Shahbuddin bagging contracts from Greater Noida-based manufacturing companies.
Local transporters had earlier demanded Rs.20 million as extortion money from Yusuf and his associates. Their refusal to pay up led to the murder, the sources said.
Bhati’s portfolio was changed some time back when his son was found involved in an extortion case.
On Thursday, the victims’ families staged protest at sector-12 and 22 crossing here and blocked traffic. After much effort, the district administration succeeded in convincing the families to perform their last rites in the afternoon.