Absconding criminal in jeweller murder case arrested

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Jan 23 2016 | 7:57 PM IST
The Patna police today arrested a noted criminal who had opened fire on a city jeweller for extortion on Saturday last resulting in his death, a senior police officer said.
Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said the absconding criminal Karmu Rai was arrested from Bhagwanpur village under Fatuha police station of the district.
He said the arrest came on a tip off that the criminal was living there by hiding his identity.
Karmu Rai was the criminal who fired on the jeweller resulting in his death on January 16 in Patna.
Five of his gang men were already in the police net in connection with the daylight killing of the jeweller in Rajapur bridge area under Sri Krishna Puri police station, the SSP said adding, the police have recovered the revolver used in the crime.
The arrested criminal told police that the murder of the jeweller was committed on instructions of dreaded gangster Durgesh Sharma for extortion.
The Police were on the lookout for Durgesh Sharma, the SSP said.
Murder of the jeweller in the heart of the capital on Saturday night had triggered a sharp criticism of the Nitish Kumar government on law and order situation.
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First Published: Jan 23 2016 | 7:57 PM IST

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