Man freed in 2007 CRPF camp attack case shot dead 300m from police station in Rampur
Meerut : A 65-year-old man, who was released from jail in Nov 2025 following relief from Supreme Court in the 2007 Rampur CRPF camp attack case, was shot dead by unidentified assailants barely 300 metres from Khajuria police station in UP’s Rampur district on Tuesday. Sharif’s brother, Naeem Khan, told TOI that his brother had been living with the family since his release in Nov 2025. He had travelled barely 300 metres on his way home when unidentified attackers intercepted him and opened fire.
Naeem said the family had no indication that Sharif faced any threat to his life. The attack took place minutes after he completed a police verification procedure and left for home. The assailants fled the spot, while the motive behind the killing remained unclear. Police had been conducting periodic verification following his release and regularly summoned him to Khajuria police station as part of the process. He had returned to a normal life with his family after spending years in prison, and his relatives had not anticipated such an attack, particularly so close to a police station.
On Monday, Sharif visited the police station for the same purpose.
The deceased, Sharif Khan, was among those accused in the Dec 31, 2007, attack on the CRPF Group Centre in Rampur, which left seven CRPF personnel and a rickshaw puller dead.
He had spent several years in jail before securing relief from Supreme Court for lack of evidence, his family said. Family members rushed to the spot after learning about the attack and tried to save him, but he succumbed to his injuries.
The family demanded the immediate arrest of the attackers and a detailed investigation to establish the motive behind the murder. Police had yet to determine whether the killing was linked to Sharif’s past involvement in the CRPF attack case or stemmed from another dispute.