Vodafone executive murdered in Uttar Pradesh

GHAZIABAD - An executive of private telecom operator Vodafone was murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Modinagar town, police said Saturday.

Bharat, who worked in the company’s Noida office and was a resident of Yakootpur locality in the town, was clubbed to death at a brick kiln late Friday night and his body was dumped on a farm, police said.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) M.M. Baig said: “We have registered a case and are trying to nab the criminals who are absconding.”

The victim’s brother, in his complaint, named four local goons for the murder. He named Amit, Sandeep, Deepak (brothers) and their friend Manoj, all residents of Devnagar locality, police said.

The complainant said Bharat was earlier engaged in business and the four had a rivalry with him.

Police said Bharat was killed after a booze party with friends.

The accused took him to the kiln on the pretext of dropping him at his home, police said.