Maz Pathan murdered Vaibhav Agrawal in Greater Noida (UP)

Greater Noida (UP) – 19-year-old Mohammad Maz Pathan murdered 16-year-old Vaibhav Singhal in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida and disposed of his body in the Khareli canal. He killed the victim after the two got into an argument over photographs of a female. The Police have taken Maz Pathan into custody

Vaibhav Singhal, a resident of Bilaspur in the Dankaur neighbourhood of Greater Noida reportedly disappeared from his house on 29th January this year. His father Aruj Singhal who is a trader registered a complaint after family members were unable to locate Vaibhav despite their best efforts.

थाना दनकौर पुलिस और हत्या में वांछित अभियुक्त के बीच हुई मुठभेड़ में अभियुक्त माज पठान गोली लगने से घायल/गिरफ्तार व बाल अपचारी कांबिंग के दौरान गिरफ्तार, कब्जे से अवैध हथियार तथा मृतक किशोर का मोबाइल फोन बरामद। pic.twitter.com/ROBSfXMr1q

— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR (@noidapolice) February 7, 2024

After a week of initiatives, authorities failed to obtain any information regarding him. His phone was then placed under surveillance by them after which they came to know about two other youngsters.

According to the police inquiry, Maz Pathan, the primary accused was previously acquainted with the deceased. A disagreement arose between him and Vaibhav Singhal concerning pictures of a girl on Vaibhav’s phone that Maz Pathan considered to be his girlfriend. He was pressuring Vaibhav to delete the photo, however, the victim refused after which the culprit invited him to a place where he committed the crime along with his minor associate and got rid of the body.

Vaibhav Agrawal murdered by Maaj Pathan in #GreaterNoida (Uttar Pradesh); Body thrown in a canal.

It is reported that there was an argument between the two over a photograph of a girl.

Maaj Pathan has been arrested by the police.#CrimeNews
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— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) February 9, 2024

Pathan opens fire at the Police

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Greater Noida said, “On the basis of manual surveillance and intelligence, a local police team identified the suspects as 19-year-old Maz Pathan, a resident of Bilaspur, and a minor boy, whose name is being withheld to protect his identity. They were spotted near Sakka village in Noida and when asked to stop, but they tried to run and Maz fired at the Police. (The Muslims have the audacity to open fire at the Police. – Editor). In retaliation, he was shot in the leg by the personnel and taken into custody. The minor suspect was also nabbed.”