Greater Noida Realtor Found Dead in Burning Car Was Murdered, Investigation Reveals Shocking Details

Noida: In a surprising development, police on Thursday said that a man found dead in a burning car days earlier was murdered by two individuals. 

Police revealed that the suspects killed the Greater Noida realtor and then transported his body to a secluded area, where they set the vehicle on fire to disguise it as an accident.

Two people have been arrested on charges of killing a 28-year-old man from Ghaziabad with a dog's leash in Greater Noida, police said.

Greater Noida Realtor Was Murdered and Not Killed in Accident 

“The accused placed his body in a SUV car, and set the vehicle on fire to make it look like an accident,” they said. 

According to the victim's family, Sanjay Yadav, a realtor from Nehru Nagar in Ghaziabad, had gone to meet the accused, Vishal Rajput and Jeet Chaudhary, for an alcoholic party. As the evening progressed and the suspects became intoxicated, they targeted Yadav for his cash and jewelry, ultimately attacking him and choking him to death with a dog's leash. After the murder, they stole his belongings and fled the scene.

On Thursday, police apprehended the two in Ghaziabad, recovering a gold belt, two gold rings, a gold chain, cash amounting to Rs 6,250, two mobile phones, and the dog's leash used in the crime. Rajput is a resident of Delhi, while Chaudhary hails from Rajasthan .

“To hide his body, they drove the Fortuner car to a secluded place and placed the body inside the vehicle. They set the vehicle on fire," cops said. 

Victim's family filed a complaint after he went missing, prompting the police to track down and arrest the two suspects. However, authorities believe there may be additional individuals involved in the crime and are continuing their investigation.