GHAZIABAD: The
Vijay Nagar police
of Ghaziabad has filed a
charge sheet
in a court against 10 people in the
murder case of
journalist Vikram Joshi
, an official said on Friday. Thirty-five-year-old Joshi, a journalist with a local
Hindi daily
, was attacked at Mata Colony of the Vijay Nagar area on July 20 night when he was returning home with his daughters after attending a birthday party of his niece.
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According to SSP Kalanidhi Naithani, the 10 accused have been booked under the Gangster Act.
Three of the assailants-Chotu, alias Shahnoor;
Akash Bihari
and Ravi--were booked on the complaint of the journalist's brother Aniket Joshi.
After investigation, seven other goons were arrested for hatching the "conspiracy" to kill Joshi, the SSP added.