Two days after Man Bhadhur, a labourer from village Muktikot of district Bajjara of Nepal, was murdered, Pauri police are yet to arrest the criminals. However, they claimed on Wednesday that the murderers would be arrested by Friday. Man Bahadur was murdered on Monday night. The police teams have been sent outside the State. The post mortem report has not yet been received.
The Pauri police Kotwali registered a case under section 302 against Sansar Bhandari, resident of village Kayal and Prakash, resident of Thola village, both hailing from Bajjara district in Nepal, on the basis of the report lodged by the brother of the deceased Devraj.
Pauri police kotwali SHO B l Bharti said that the murder of Man Bahadur, son of Mohanveer, resident of village Muktikot of Bajjara district of Nepal, had been committed in Gadoli area under the St.Thomas School land jurisdiction on Monday night.
He further said that Man Bhadur had gone to the house of the Chawkdar on Monday where the accused Prakash and Sansar Bhadari also reached. The body of Man Bhadur was found in the nearby forest area, hidden under bushes, Bhati said, adding that police had been informed by the gram praheri on Tuesday morning. On the report of Devraj, police registered a case against both Nepali Sansar Bhandari and Prakash under section 302 0f Indian Penal Code, he informed.
Asked about the places the police teams have been sent to nab the accused, Bharti said disclosing things would be detrimental to the ongoing operation to catch the accused. However, he said the teams have been sent to places outside Uttarakhand. He claimed that they would arrest the accused in a couple of days.