Police on Wednesday arrested five persons including two receivers in connection with the murder of a jewellery shop owner in Badagaon village of Sundargarh district on March 1. Police have also seized jewellery weighing 300 gram, Rs 2.70 lakh cash, a gun, 13 rounds of live ammunition and three cell phones from the nabbed persons possession.The accused were arrested from Bihar and Jharkhand and would be produced in Gopalgunj court in Bihar. Search is on to nab the others involved in the incident, said Sundargarh SP Sagarika Nath.
On March 1, three bike-borne miscreants opened fire at Rohit Verma when he was opening his jewellery shop and fled with a bag containing jewellery. Later, Verma succumbed to gunshot wounds while undergoing treatment at hospital.
Acting on a complaint, police had registered a case under Sections 394, 397 and 302 of IPC and formed three special teams for investigation.
During investigation, police found involvement of six persons, including a local, in the incident.With the help of Bihar and Jharkhand counterparts, the Sundargarh police nabbed the five accused.