Hanumanganj police claimed to have arrested a 28-year-old youth for killing 60-year-old security guard of a plywood godown at Categorised market on May 18; accused was nabbed from Bhanpur bridge on Monday.
Police said that the accused identified as Anil Gaud of Sabri Nagar was nabbed for killing Badri Prasad.
The accused initially tried to mislead but when he was quizzed he confessed that he killed Badri in the wee hours on May 18.
He said that around 15 days ago he had a dispute with the deceased after which he decided to kill him and on the day of the murder he entered by breaking the walls made of plywood and hit Badri with tommy tool in his head from behind and later hit him several times in his head.
During the investigation police found that all those who have been investigated reached home but Anil who used to work with the deceased had not returned home from May 18.
His home was raided but the deceased went absconding. Teams were formed of Hanumanganj, Gautam Nagar and Teelajamalpura police station and acting on a tip off the accused was nabbed near liquor shop at Bhanpur bridge on Monday.
Notably Badri Prasad Yadav was found lying in an injured state at around 9 am on May 18 and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The deceased used to work at a godown of scrap goods owned by Salim Khan.
The police registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and nabbed the accused in the further investigation.