Businessman gets life for Pinjore murder disguised as accident
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Chandigarh: In a chilling reminder of how deep-seated grudges can turn deadly, a sessions court in Panchkula on Friday sentenced 65-year-old businessman Sanjeev Kumar Arora to rigorous life imprisonment for the cold-blooded murder of trader Narinder Kumar Mittal — a crime masked as a road accident but rooted in a bitter property dispute.
Arora, who ran over Mittal with his SUV in Pinjore in Sept 2020, was also fined Rs 25,000 by the district and sessions judge Ved Parkash Sirohi.
Mittal, a trader from Sector 26, Panchkula, was found dead near his mangled scooter on a slip road near the HMT premises in Pinjore on September 27, 2020. At first glance, it looked like a tragic accident. But something didn't sit right with the police — and certainly not with Mittal's son, Sachin Jain.
As investigators combed the scene, a broken piece of a number plate — later traced back to Arora's SUV — cracked open the case. Sachin, who identified his father's body at the mortuary, told police that Arora had long harbored a grudge over a residential property in Baltana. His father had even complained of being followed and threatened.
The police acted swiftly. Arora was arrested, and during interrogation, he confessed to the crime and led police to the exact spot where it occurred.
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Forensic tests on both vehicles confirmed the collision wasn't accidental — it was deliberate.
Despite being released on bail during the trial, Arora's fate was sealed by scientific evidence and spot analysis, said additional district attorney Akash Tanwar, who represented the prosecution. While the defence pleaded for leniency, Tanwar pushed for an exemplary sentence — and the court agreed.
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