Hindustan Times, January 2, 2003

Three traders shot dead

HT Correspondent
(Rohtak, January 1) Three industrialists, partners in a local industrial unit were shot dead allegedly by the brother of another partner on Wednesday evening. The deceased have been identified as Suresh Maggu, Anupam Narula, and Suneel Manchanda. They were engaged in the business of the manufacture of surgical cotton in a unit situated on Hisar Road. The alleged assailant, Raman Katiyal is the brother of another partner, Suresh Katiyal, who had died in a road mishap last year. According to the police, the assailant first drove to Maggu’s residence and shot him dead. He then drove to the industrial unit and opened fire on Narula and Suneel.

The Tribune, January 3, 2003

Suicide by alleged killer of industrialists
Our Correspondent

Rohtak, January 2
Raman Katyal, who allegedly killed three industrialists here last evening, reportedly committed suicide today. His body was recovered from a Santro car near hotel Marina in Connaught Place in New Delhi, according to sources. Raman Katyal allegedly shot dead from point-blank range Sunil Manchanda and Anupam Narula in their factory on the Hisar road at 7.30 p.m. Both victims were removed to the PGIMS here where they succumbed to their injuries at 8.30 p.m.

Later, he went to the house of chartered accountant, Suresh Maggu in Model Town area and shot him dead too. The police was posted at several points in the town yesterday due to the visit of Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala. The murder of Mr Suresh Maggu took place just after the Chief Minister unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at ‘D’ park, hardly 500 yards away from the place of incident. The alleged killer crossed of Rohtak town boundary in his Santro car (HR-12 C-8000) used in the crime after committing the murder of three industrialists. The police here claimed that all exit points of the town were sealed. The alleged killer reportedly wished well three victims on the New Year’s Eve. He had told his friends that they would soon hear a sensational news, just one hour of the three murders.

According to information, all victims were business partners of Mr Suresh Katyal, a brother of the alleged killer who died in a road accident four months ago. The assailant reportedly had been pressurising all these partners into giving him the share of his late brother. However, all partners had decided to give the share of the deceased Suresh Katyal to his widow. They also held a meeting with Raman Katyal on Wednesday and informed him of their decision.

This reportedly infuriated Raman Katyal who allegedly made up his mind to eliminate all of them. After murdering all three partners in Rohtak, Raman Katyal probably left for Delhi to kill other two partners.

Raman Katyal had a criminal background according to police sources. He opened fire on his cousin in a land dispute few months ago. He allegedly fired two shots on the owner of Gulshan Hotel here last year after an altercation with him. He stabbed his friend 15 years ago. He also allegedly had been harassing his widowed sister-in-law to go to her parents’ house in order to grab the share of her husband from the latter’s partners. Superintendent of Police Alok Kumar Roy told reporters here that the body of Raman Katyal was found in his car outside a hotel in Connaught Place at 12.30 pm. The body of the alleged killer Raman Katyal, who allegedly shot dead three industrialists was found outside Hotel Marino in Cannaught Place this afternoon, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Alok Kumar Roy said here.