A 24-year-old Indian businessman has been allegedly shot lifeless by a police constable in Uganda’s Kisoro metropolis.
The deceased has been recognized as Kuntaj Patel.
Police constable Elioda Gumijamu, 21, of the Field Force Unit (FFU), has been charged with homicide after he was handed over to the police on October 27, when he was making an attempt to flee from the crime scene on the principle highway, day by day monitor Newspaper reported.
The accused policemen together with different individuals, who’re but to be tracked, walked into an Indian store dealing in {hardware} and shot the Indian businessman within the chest at round 2 pm on Thursday, regional police spokesman Eli Matte had stated. . Newspaper.
The policeman was stopped and arrested. He has been taken into custody at Kisoro police station for questioning at current to establish the motive.
“The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Mutolere in Kisoro district in a critical condition,” Mate stated.
Police stated Patel succumbed to bullet accidents hours later.
One of the witnesses, Gilbert Mvicenza, an informal worker at Kuntz’s store, stated that he and his proprietor had been strolling to a buyer when armed officers got here in and aimed a gun at their proprietor earlier than capturing him within the chest.
“After the shooting, he (policeman) tried to run away, but was stopped by the pursuers,” Mviseneja stated.
Kisoro Resident District Commissioner Shafiq Sekandi condemned the motion of PC Gumijamu, saying that he was within the power for 4 years.
The incident comes after two Indians had been allegedly killed months after they had been kidnapped in Kenya.
It is realized that the Kenyan authorities has not formally stated something on the report.
The Ministry of External Affairs stated in New Delhi that the Indian High Commissioner to Kenya Namgya Khampa met Kenyan President William Samoi Ruto and requested him to expedite the investigation into the matter.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
