Three murder accused who had killed truck driver Makhan Singh and escaped with Iron bars worth Rs 12 lakh were nabbed by Bilkharia police, said DIG Bhopal Dharmendra Choudhary while speaking with the media persons on Tuesday.
DIG Choudhary said that intensive investigation led to the arrest of the murder accused as earlier those involved in selling the Iron bars were nabbed and during the investigation three who have killed the truck driver Makhan Singh were nabbed.
The three were identified as Jaykaran Prajapati(30), Mohammad Naseem (48) and Mahesh Rathore (32).
One of the accused involved in selling the Iron bar Sabir Kala was also nabbed along with the three.
Earlier in the investigation Ritesh, Vijay and Shanu were arrested. One of the accused Wahid who facilitated the deal of selling the robbed Iron bars is still absconding.
SHO Bilkharia police lokendra Singh Thakur said that the vital clue which was found in the investigation was moving truck with loaded iron bars and unloaded iron bars and truck appeared in the footage twice within 5 minutes with loaded and unloaded iron bars.
The area was searched and shop which deals in iron bars and other material for fabrication was found which was owned by Shanu who had bought the stolen Iron bars and was not aware of the murder at the time of the buying the Iron bars.
Makhan parked the truck near Peoples Mall where he got acquainted with Naseem, Karan and Mahesh and later they offered him liquor and killed Makhan.
The three then sold the Iron bars and abandoned the truck in Ayodhya Nagar and returned and later they dumped Makhan’s body in Jhagaria. Car owned by Naseem used in the crime has been seized, he added.