The Bhojpur police on Thursday claimed to have cracked a cloth merchant’s murder case with the arrest of two persons in this connection. The businessman was killed on July 14 at an area under Koilwar police station limits in the district.
However, two other accused in the murder case are still at large, police said.
According to Bhojpur superintendent of police Vinay Tiwari, the businessman was murdered on direction of incarcerated notorious criminal Mithilesh Paswan, as he suspected the deceased businessman’s involvement behind his arrest.
This was revealed after police got information that some criminals gathered at Ibrahim Nagar near Sanjay Gandhi college under Ara town police station to commit a loot on Wednesday. Among them were those involved in the trader’s murder, police said.
During raids, police arrested four persons, out of whom two were involved in the murder, officials said, adding that all the arrested persons were sent to jail on Thursday.
Police seized two country-made pistols, four live cartridges, three mobiles and one bike from their possession.
Raids are on to arrest the other absconding accused, officials said.
{{/usCountry}}Raids are on to arrest the other absconding accused, officials said.
{{/usCountry}}During the incident on July 14, a friend of the deceased also sustained firearm injuries.