Ghaziabad,

17 March (HS): A security guard at a Ghaziabad bank, unhappy over leave and

wage concerns, stormed into the manager's cabin and shot him dead, authorities

said on Tuesday. The 34-year-old manager of the Punjab and Sindh Bank's Loni

branch was transported to the hospital on Monday and pronounced dead, according

to reports. The security guard, Ravindra Hooda (50), and his accomplice,

Shishupal (57), have been detained, police said. The security guard and his

accomplice entered the bank manager's cabin and opened fire on him. The injured

bank manager was rushed to GTB Hospital in Delhi for treatment, where doctors

declared him dead, according to a police statement.

SHO Loni

Border Manish Bist stated on Tuesday that the bank manager, Abhishek Kumar, was

from Patna. He had been deployed in Ghaziabad since August 2025 and was living

in a leased house with his wife. Hooda told police during interrogation that he

had been working at the branch for two and a half months. He said his income

had been decreased, and when he asked for leave, it was denied. According to

the police statement, this resulted in an argument with him (Abhishek Kumar).

He claimed

to have fired at the bank manager in fury, and Shishupal was there throughout

the altercation, according to the report. Hooda and Shishupal came from the

same hamlet in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. According to police, a complaint has

been filed against him under BNS Section 103 (1) (penalty for murder). Police

found a double-barrel gun and ammo, and the suspects were charged under the

Arms Act, according to the statement.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi