Five persons have been arrested by district police in connection with the stabbing case that occurred on Saturday night under Jwalapur police station area. Three persons were hacked at a desolate place. Two succumbed on the spot while the other was admitted at a hospital.
Wilting under pressure with flaks coming their way thick and fast, police finally claimed success in the case after they arrested all the five accused. Some people laid siege at Jwalapur police station on Sunday, forcing IG Sanjay Gunjiyal to intervene. He announced `10,000 by way of reward. Five teams were formed and they raided several places at Muzzafar Nagar, Rishikesh, Roorkee, Rudarpur and Dhampur (Bijnor).
The five accused are Asish Mehta, Chinu Mehta, Mahesh Mehta, Sachin and Arun –all from the Ranipur Jhaal area of the district. They informed police that they were thinking of judicial surrender when they were arrested. Police also recovered the knife used to hack the trio from the spot of the incident on the basis of the information obtained from grilling the accused.
Asish, the main accused, informed police during interrogation that they had stabbed the three following heated exchange with the deceased Pankaj and Kartik over the affair involving a girl.