Muslim cleric murder accused surrenders before court

A Municipal councillor surrendered in a court here in connection with the killing of a Muslim cleric at a madrassa and has been sent to jail for 14 days.

The accused, Sabir Ali, surrendered before the court yesterday. He was the alleged master mind in the killing of muslim cleric Mufti Sahazad Ali on April 2 here, police said.

Four shooters-- Santosh, Manoj Yadav, Vipin Yadav and Shahbaz-- were arrested on Thursday by police and during their interrogation, they claimed that Sabir hired them for killing Mufti for Rs 4 lakh.

Sabir had alleged earlier that he was being implicated due to political rivalry.
 

Police also recovered the motorcycle allegedly used in the murder along with cash worth Rs 35,000.

The reason behind the murder is stated to be a school property dispute between the cleric and Sabir.