The district police claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the twin murder case at Shankosai and other cases of loot at Jugsalai and Parsudih by arresting Chote Prasad, hailing from Bihar, who has confessed to have committed all the crimes along with his associates.
Prasad along with Maya Bhagat and Mantu Gupta committed the murder and loot incidents. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Prasad from Kitadih and recovered 9 mm pistols, Bolero car, two cartridges, Rs 5,700 cash, two cell phones and 15 chargers. The main accused Maya and Mintu, who are residents of Siwan, are absconding.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Amol V Homkar said as the city was dipped with festive fervour of New Year, the accused struck at a liquor shop and Sai Trader at Jugsalai. The robbers loot Rs 10,000 from liquor shop at Parsudih and Rs 50,000 from shop at Jugsalai. The police had beefed up security arrangements and carried special checks at the exit points.
“The arrested youth has accepted to be a part of the gang and commit these crimes. We have also sent a team to Bihar to arrest the remaining two,” said the SSP. Police officials said that necessary attempts were being made to arrest the remaining two members of the gang. Meanwhile, Prasad said that along with associates, fired shots at 21-year-old youth Baiju Shaw at laxminagar on Road No 1 in Sankosai accidently. After which, they attacked a newly-wed girl Shakuntala Mishra of that locality before firing at yet another youth, Sonu Kumar Rajak. All the three were rushed to the Tata Main Hospital, where Baiju and Shakuntala were declared as brought dead.