A criminal of Giridih identified as Md Amir allegedly involved in the brutal murder of 12-year-old boy namely Anshu, son of Om Prakash at Khajori area of Muzaffaranagar UP on February 6, 2016, was arrested by the Muzaffaranagar police at Jogitard under the Muffasil police station on Friday, police sources said.
According to the police sources, weapon used in the killing was recovered from a drain in the same police station area. The police suspect that Md Amir was involved in the crime. Md Amir is a resident of Jogitard village under the Muffasil police station of Giridih district. The police have interrogated his family members at Giridih, failed to find any clue about him.
Announcing his arrest, Muzaffaranagar police sub-inspector Sanjay Kumar said Md Amir was arrested after public spotted him in a locality under Muffasil police station on Friday.
According to police, Md Amir was allegedly involved in murder of 12-year-old Anshu on February 6, and he had escaped from the Khajori area on the same day and reached his home Giridih.
According to sub-inspector of Muzaffaranagar police station UP, Sanjay Kumar, the criminal involved in the crime had already been identified and raids were on to arrest him. Raids were conducted on the possible hideouts of the assailant on Khajori area in Uttar Pradesh but he managed to give a slip to the police team, he added.