TWO ARRESTED

TWO ARRESTED

28-JULY-ENG 6

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA------------------------The police have solved the murder mystery of Pritam Kumar Singh (alias Pritam Raj), an Intermediate student and resident of Masarh village under the Gajrajganj Outpost (OP) area. Two youths from the same village killed him using a stone and a knife following a dispute over ₹44,000. Both have been arrested by the police. The knife and stone used in the crime were recovered based on information provided by the accused. The blood-stained clothes worn by the perpetrators at the time of the incident have also been seized.

The arrested individuals are Anshu Kumar (son of Pintu Singh) and Bholu Kumar Singh (son of the late Rinku Sudhan Singh), both residents of Masarh village. During interrogation, both confessed to the crime before the police. The police succeeded in apprehending the culprits through technical and scientific investigation.

Sadar SDPO-1 Raj Kumar Sah shared this information during a press conference on Monday. He stated that Pritam Kumar Singh (alias Pritam Raj) was stabbed to death on the evening of July 17 after leaving home to buy some items. His body was recovered that night from the Mahadalit settlement in the village.

Given the gravity of the case, a special team led by Station House Officer (SHO) Chanchal Kumar Mahtha was constituted under the direction of the Superintendent of Police. Assistance from the DIU (District Intelligence Unit) was also sought for technical support. Through scientific and technical investigation, the team successfully solved the murder case and arrested Anshu Kumar and Bholu Kumar Singh.

The investigation and interrogation revealed that the three used to work together. Anshu and Bholu owed ₹44,000 to Pritam Kumar Singh (alias Pritam Raj), and he had been pressuring them regarding the payment. Following a dispute over this matter and after conducting reconnaissance, the duo intercepted Pritam Kumar Singh on the evening of July 17. They first crushed him with a stone and then slit his throat with a knife, killing him.

The SDPO stated that Anshu and Bholu were the named accused in the murder case. Both individuals have been arrested. Items including the stone and knife used in the murder have been recovered. A proposal will now be sent to the court to conduct a speedy trial, with the aim of securing the accused's conviction following the imminent filing of the charge sheet.

It is worth noting that on the evening of July 17, 18-year-old Pritam Kumar Singh (alias Pritam Raj)—son of Mithilesh Singh, a resident of Masarh village—was killed with a sharp-edged weapon after he had gone out to make some purchases.