Jaipur Police rounded up four men early Thursday morning for the premeditated axe killing of Vijay Bajiya, intercepting the suspects hours after a violent crash and pursuit through Jagdamba Nagar.
The attack settled a seven-year grudge.
Bajiya, an individual with a prior criminal record, died on the street around 7:15 pm on Wednesday after assailants rammed his car, chased him down on foot, and struck him in the head with an axe. Police identified the primary accused as Hanish—the son of Kailash, a man Bajiya allegedly murdered outside a liquor vend in 2019. Following that earlier homicide, Bajiya served jail time before securing release, a development that triggered repeated, unresolved murder attempts by Kailash's family.
A joint team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Shiv Kumar Bhardwaj and Kardhani Station House Officer Sawai Singh tracked the suspects across outer Jaipur through the night.
The confrontation began earlier on Wednesday afternoon. Hanish and Bajiya crossed paths in an aggressive dispute, prompting Hanish to summon three associates—identified by police as Yuvraj Chaudhary, Dinesh, and Kamlesh. Riding inside a commercial 'Camper' pickup, the four men tailed Bajiya's vehicle across suburban transit corridors starting at approximately 3:00 pm.
Four hours later, the pursuit turned lethal.
As Bajiya steered his car toward his residence in Kalwar, the Camper slammed hard into his chassis near Jagdamba Nagar, forcing the vehicle to an abrupt halt. Bajiya bolted from the driver's seat. Hanish sprinted after him armed with an axe, cornering Bajiya yards away and delivering fatal blows to his skull before fleeing alongside his three accomplices.
Witnesses alerted the police control room at approximately 8:00 pm. Responding patrol units combed the perimeter, cordoned off the road, and retrieved bystander mobile clips alongside commercial CCTV footage that recorded the Camper's registration plate.
Our teams identified the registration number from bystander video and local CCTV footage, intercepting the vehicle at 4:00 am before they could evade custody.
Prashant Kiran, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West)
Investigators closed in on the getaway vehicle eight hours after the initial emergency call, seizing the utility van and arresting all four suspects on the road.
During initial interrogation, the four accused asserted they had resolved to surrender and were en route to a police station when patrol cruisers boxed them in. Police officials noted that while Bajiya carried a documented criminal record, three of Hanish's co-accused had no prior cases on file—indicating the operation was an opportunistic mobilization driven strictly by personal vendetta.
| Case Parameter | Official Status |
|---|---|
| Deceased | Vijay Bajiya (Named in 2019 liquor shop homicide) |
| Primary Accused | Hanish (Son of late Kailash) |
| Co-Accused Apprehended | Yuvraj Chaudhary, Dinesh, Kamlesh |
| Crime Scene | Jagdamba Nagar, Kalwar Road, Jaipur |
| Weapon & Vehicle | Axe recovered; Mahindra Camper seized |
| Investigating Authority | Kardhani Police Station under DCP (West) Jaipur |
The bad blood between the two households runs deep. Kailash and Bajiya previously lived within 500 metres of each other and once shared close domestic ties before property and territorial disputes fractured their relationship. An initial murder attempt by Kailash against Bajiya soured into open violence, culminating in Bajiya fatally attacking Kailash in 2019.
Kardhani police are preparing formal charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Hanish, Chaudhary, Dinesh, and Kamlesh. The investigating officer will produce all four men before a metropolitan magistrate on Friday to seek multi-day police remand for weapon recovery verification and forensic reconstruction.