Murder of councillor`s husband: Two shooters among 3 arrested

  • | Monday | 11th September, 2023

PATNA: Three more criminals, including two main shooters involved in the murder of Nilesh Mukhiya, husband of Patna Municipal Corporation councillor Suchitra Singh, were arrested from Ganga Path here on Sunday.Two pistols, four magazines, five live cartridges and two cellphones were recovered from the possession of the arrested criminals. During interrogation, the criminals revealed that they were given a contract of Rs 10 lakh to kill Mukhiya.Patna SSP Rajiv Mishra said the arrested criminals were identified as Vikas Prasad alias Vikas Jaiswal, Md Imran alias Lallu and Qyus Khan. "Imran and Qyus were the main shooters. Both are residents of Sultanganj in Patna City," the SSP added. "Mukhiya was killed over a land dispute with one Pappu Rai. Some more criminals involved in the murder are absconding. We have moved court seeking attachment of their property," the SSP added.A few days ago, police had arrested two criminals - Syed Shahnawaz and Mohd Raja - in connection with the case.

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