Indian banker shot dead by Ugandan cop

An Indian money lender was shot dead by an off-duty police constable in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala with a stolen AK-47 assault rifle over a 2.1 million shillings (Rs 46,000) loan.“The findings so far, clearly indicate that the actions of our officer were deliberate, planned and pre-meditated,” the Uganda Police Force said in a Twitter statement on Tuesday.

The findings so far, clearly indicate that the actions of our officer were deliberate, planned and pre-meditated.https://t.co/VwwpdEjeBC

— Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) May 15, 2023

The May 12 murder of 39-year-old money lender Uttam Bhandari by 30-year-old Ivan Wabwire, with a stolen AK-47 assault rifle, and over a monetary dispute between the two, wherein Wabwire owed some money to a Bhandari-run financial services firm, was captured on CCTV.

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango explains circumstances under which Police Constable (PC) Ivan Wabwire shot and killed a money lender at Parliamentary Avenue in Kampala. "He (PC Wabwire) was servicing two loans he acquired since 2020" pic.twitter.com/DcWZuLL0ir

— Independent Forensic Investigation Unit (@ForensicsZA) May 13, 2023

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango told the Daily Monitor that Wabwire abandoned his AK-47 rifle and fled after shooting Bhandari.Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi, met the Indian community in Uganda and assured them of their safety, 

Wabwire has a history of mental instability and was banned five years ago from possessing a firearm after being admitted to a hospital twice over the mental breakdown, police said.Wabwire is now being held at Busia police station in eastern Uganda. According to media reports, he stole the gun from a fellow policeman and roommate.