Para-athlete held for shooting of national para-athlete Chirag Tyagi in Ghaziabad

File photo of Chirag Tyagi. | Photo credit: X/@ANINewsUP

A para-athlete has been arrested for allegedly shooting national para-athlete and gold medalist Chirag Tyagi in what police suspect is a revenge killing linked to a document verification complaint.

24-year-old Tyagi, a resident of Basantpur Sethli village in Muradnagar, was found dead near Sai Upvan in Ghaziabad on Saturday (May 30, 2026).

According to his family, he recently returned from a training camp in Pune and reached Delhi on May 29.

Family members said they last spoke to him on Saturday morning (May 30, 2026), when he told them he would be arriving home in the afternoon. His mobile phone subsequently became unavailable before the police informed the family about the incident.

DCP, city, Dhawal Jaiswal said on Sunday (May 31, 2026) that preliminary examination of the body and evidence collected from the spot indicated that Tyagi had been shot dead.

During the investigation, the police on Saturday evening (May 30, 2026) arrested one Yash Khatik, who is also a para-athlete and used to train with Tyagi earlier.

According to Jaiswal, the investigation revealed that Tyagi had lodged a complaint against Khatik during the document verification process. Following the complaint, Khatik’s eligibility was revoked, leading to resentment and a desire for revenge, the officer said.

During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to shooting Tyagi with a pistol, police said.

Police teams have been deployed to recover the weapon used in the crime while other evidence is also being collected, officials said.

Further court proceedings are ongoing and all aspects of the case are being examined, police said.

Published – 31 May 2026 08:50 IST