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Bengal CID team reaches Patna to probe BJP leader Manish Shukla’s murder
So far, four people have been arrested for their involvement in Shukla’s murder. Those arrested include local businessman Khurram Khan, hired killer Gulam Sheikh, Nasir Khan and Subodh Yadav.
A CID team from West Bengal reached Patna on Monday to investigate the murder of former BJP councillor Manish Shukla.
Shukla, 39, an outgoing councillor of the Titagarh municipality in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal was gunned down on October 4 night. The CID team will be questioning gangster Subodh Singh, who is currently lodged at Beur Jail.
A CID official pleading anonymity said, “Subodh had sent shooters from Bihar and also provided arms and ammunition to the killers. The information was revealed by one of the arrested persons Mohammad Nasir Khan.”
According to the police, Khan had approached Singh to supply sharp shooters to carry out the crime.
Police suspect that Singh conspired about Shukla’s murder from within the jail. The department plans to approach the local court to seek his custody.
An official said the probe by CID has revealed that in 2017, Subodh had planned a robbery at the gold finance branch of Muthoot Finance in Asansol where seven armed robbers looted cash and gold worth ₹8.5 crore (nearly 28 kg of gold) and also stole the hard disc of the CCTV. In 2010, Subodh was involved in a bank robbery at Titagarh in North 24-Parganas district.
So far, four people have been arrested for their involvement in Shukla’s murder. Those arrested include local businessman Khurram Khan, hired killer Gulam Sheikh, Nasir Khan and Subodh Yadav.
Shukla’s father Chandra Mani Shukla had lodged an FIR against nine people, including two TMC leaders.
