Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra): Seven accused involved in the triple murder case in Punjab's Ferozepur were arrested by police in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday, an official said.
A police official said that the main accused was nabbed by the police while trying to flee from the Samrudhi Highway following inputs by the Punjab Police to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police Commissioner Pravin Pawar about the case.
Acting on the inputs, the Crime Branch and CIDCO police laid a trap at 5.45 am on Saturday and intercepted the car and detained the main accused in the case. On his disclosure, police also arrested six of his accomplices in the case. The accused are being handed over to Punjab Police on Saturday evening as per officials. The accused have been booked under relevant section of the law including Sections 103, 109, 351(2), 191(3), 190, and 61(2) of the BNS Act, 2023, and Sections 25(6) and 25(7) of the Arms Act at the Ferozepur city police station. The case relates to the triple murder of three persons who were traveling in a car in Firozpur city on Tuesday. The victims included two siblings.