Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Haryana STF Arrests Suspect in Abohar Businessman’s Murder
Haryana police arrested a man in Hisar who was wanted in a murder case.
The case concerns Sanjay Verma, a businessman who was shot outside his showroom in Abohar, Punjab, in 2025.
Punjab Police had offered Rs 5 lakh for information that would help find the suspect.
Police said they found a pistol and three bullets with him.
The suspect’s name has not been disclosed.
Police are questioning him and continuing their investigation.
They are also checking whether he may be connected to other crimes or people involved in them.
Haryana’s Special Task Force arrested an unnamed suspect near a bypass flyover on Rajgarh Road in Hisar.
The suspect was wanted in connection with the 2025 murder of businessman Sanjay Verma in Abohar, Punjab.
Punjab Police had announced a Rs 5 lakh reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Police said they recovered an illegal .32-bore pistol and three live cartridges from him.
Investigators are questioning the suspect and examining possible links to other cases, associates and criminal activity.
- Who
- Haryana’s Special Task Force arrested an unnamed man wanted in connection with Sanjay Verma’s murder.
- What
- The suspect was arrested, and police said they recovered a .32-bore pistol and three live cartridges.
- When
- The report is dated October 3; it does not specify the year of the arrest. The murder case was registered on July 7, 2025.
- Where
- The arrest took place near the bypass flyover on Rajgarh Road in Hisar; the murder occurred in Abohar, Punjab.
- Why
- The suspect was wanted in connection with the 2025 murder of businessman Sanjay Verma.
- Arresting agency
- Haryana Police’s Special Task Force
- Arrest location
- Near the bypass flyover on Rajgarh Road, Hisar
- Victim
- Sanjay Verma, co-owner of the New Wear Well Gents Tailor showroom
- Murder location
- Outside the showroom in Abohar, Punjab
- Reward
- Rs 5 lakh, announced by Punjab Police
- Items recovered
- An illegal .32-bore pistol and three live cartridges, according to police
- Case registration
- July 7, 2025, in Fazilka, Punjab