Indian Businessman Shot Dead In Kisoro By Police Officer

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news October 28, 2022

The Kisoro district territorial police has launched investigations into the murder of 24-year-old Indian businessman. Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, ASP Elly Maate, identified the deceased as Kunjaj Patel, a businessman along main Street in Kisoro municipality.

The deceased dealt in hardware items and an MTN main agent in Kisoro District.

On Thursday, at around 2pm, an officer No.72401 PC Gumizamu Elioda 21, allegedly walked into Kunjaj’s shop and shot him dead.

He allegedly did this with other civilians that are yet to be tracked. These shot their victim in the chest and immediately fled the crime scene.

The police at the main station were alerted and they immediately responded according to Maate. The collaboration with civilians then led police to intercept and arrest Gumizamu who had a police gun in his possession.

He then got detained at Kisoro central police station under and is interrogation to establish the motive for which they shot the Indian businessman.

Maate revealed that the deceased got admitted at St. Francis hospital Mutolere in a very critical condition. It is from here that he unfortunately lost his life due to the gunshot wounds at around 8pm.

The DPC also apparently paid a visit to the scene of the crime. A case of murder has been registered at Kisoro central police station under reference number CRB 758/2022.

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