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t has not been revealed why contractor Alok Tomar in Bareilly killed his wife Ritu and then committed suicide. The police is investigating. Postmortem of the couple's bodies was conducted on Saturday. It confirmed that both had been shot in the head. The bullets had passed through their skulls. Both died due to excessive bleeding caused by these bullets. The

couple was cremated at the Model Town crematorium on Sunday morning. Alok's nephew Tanmay lit the funeral pyre. Apart from family and relatives, a large number of people from the colony joined the funeral procession.
 
 

 

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File photo of the couple – Photo : Amar Ujala
Tanmay's father also died during the Corona period. Now he is the only heir left in the family. Alok Tomar's mother is also living with Tanmay's family. Former Mayor Dr. IS Tomar and Alok's brother-in-law Kasganj's CO City Vijay Rana were also present at the funeral. 
 
 

 

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Police investigating on the spot – Photo : Amar Ujala
Let us tell you that on Saturday, contractor Alok Tomar shot his wife Ritu dead in Green Park and then shot himself. Alok, a resident of village Kasimpur Khedi in Baraut area of ​​Baghpat, was living in Green Park Colony for many years. He has a farm house in Baheri, apart from this he also used to do construction related contracting.

 

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Grieving family – Photo : Amar Ujala
Alok is the brother-in-law of Kasganj CO City Vijay Rana. At one o'clock in the afternoon, instead of Mamta, her two daughters came to work. Even after knocking and ringing the doorbell for a long time, there was no response from inside. On being told this, Mamta called Ritu's elder sister Madhu Rana and informed her. Madhu also lives in the same colony. She reached Ritu's house and removed the window grill and somehow opened the latch from inside.

 

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Grieving family – Photo : Amar Ujala
Madhu was stunned to see the bodies of Ritu and Alok lying soaked in blood on the bed in a room inside. She informed her husband Vijay Rana and then on his information, Baradari police station in-charge Amit Pandey and Ruhelkhand outpost in-charge reached the spot. The forensic team came to the spot and collected evidence. The reason behind the incident has come to light that the couple was upset due to not having a child even after 20 years of marriage.

 

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Contractor's house - Photo : Amar Ujala
The incident that happened in Green Park is said to have arisen from the daily disputes between the couple in which both of them died in a moment of anger. There was no one in the house except the couple, so the real reason for the death remains a mystery. No suicide note was found either. However, the police is saying that they will investigate with the help of mobile.

 

 

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Police and people present on the spot - Photo: Amar Ujala
Alok Tomar's brother-in-law, Kasganj's CO City Vijay Rana reached the spot in the evening. His wife Madhu, who was present at home, started crying. Madhu was the first one to see her sister and brother-in-law in a lifeless state. The women of the neighbourhood were consoling them. When Vijay Rana saw the condition of the room, he also started crying. He told that he and Alok are residents of the same area of ​​Baghpat. Alok belongs to a big farmer family there. He has also built a big farm house here in Baheri.

 

 

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Bareilly case - Photo : Amar Ujala
Rana said that Alok used to love him like an elder brother from the beginning, so he got his sister-in-law Ritu, whom he raised like a daughter, married to him. Both of them had built their house at some distance and were companions in each other's happiness and sorrow. He said that Alok's father had died earlier. Alok was a bit depressed since his younger brother died of corona. However, Alok's mother lives with the family of his second son in the city itself, who used to visit them often.

 

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Grieving family – Photo : Amar Ujala
Four bullets were fired, one passed through the head and penetrated the wall.
When the police and forensic investigation team went to the spot and investigated, the bodies of the couple were lying on the bed in the room. Ritu's body was lying in the middle while Alok's body was lying on the corner of the bed in opposite directions, parallel to each other. A pistol was lying between the two, which probably had slipped from Alok's hand and fallen down.

 

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SSP interrogating – Photo : Amar Ujala
Police found a bullet lodged in the wall. Four shells were found at the spot and one cartridge was stuck in Alok's hand. According to preliminary investigation, after shooting Ritu with the first bullet, Alok fired two to three rounds continuously on his head so that there was no chance of survival. Police found many more bullets and shells in the drawer which were probably old.

 

 

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People and police gathered on the spot - Photo : Amar Ujala
SSP Anurag Arya said that Alok Tomar and his wife died due to gunshot wounds. The house was locked from inside. It seems that the woman was shot first and then Alok shot himself. A detailed point-wise investigation is being conducted, the pistol has also been recovered.
 

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