Para Athlete Chirag Tyagi Shot Dead In Ghaziabad, Just 2 Days After Qualifying For Para Asian Games

Ghaziabad: National para athlete Chirag Tyagi was found dead under at Sai Upvan under Kotwali police station limits in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Saturday, police said. According to Station House Officer (SHO) Kotwali Sachin Kumar, Tyagi had left his Delhi hostel in the morning for his village, Basantpur Sathli in Muradnagar.

Police said that a hole was found on Chirag Tyagi's back. However, they added it was not immediately clear whether the injury was caused by a bullet or a blow from another object. The exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem examination.

Officials said police were informed about the incident at around 3 pm.  The police immediately reached the spot and sent the body to the hospital for postmortem.

Suspicious Person Taken Into Custody

Based on CCTV footage, a suspicious person has been taken into custody and is being interrogated. The suspect has been identified as Yash Khatik, who during interrogation revealed that he is also a Paralympic athlete and used to practice with Chirag Tyagi in the past.

Police said Chirag Tyagi had filed a complaint against Yash over some document verification matter, due to which the latter's qualification was canceled. Yash, was angry about this and allegedly wanted to take revenge from Tyagi, police said. He is suspected to have, thus, killed Tyagi with a pistol.

Police have informed Tyagi's family members, based on whose written complaint, a case has been registered. Further legal proceedings are underway.  

Tyagi Qualified For Para Asian Games Just 2 Days Ago

Just two days ago, Chirag Tyagi had qualified for the Para Asian Games after winning a gold medal in the 400-metre race held at a national championship in Bengaluru. The Para Asian Games are scheduled to be held in Japan this year.

Tyagi Wanted To Break Asian Record

Two months ago, Chirag Tyagi won a gold medal in the 400m T12 and 100m T12 categories. Following his win, he hoped that he would break the Asian Record with 48.42 seconds this year.