Begusarai: Bihar Police claimed to have cracked the Begusarai mass shooting case by arresting two more accused. In total, four accused have been arrested so far. The two arrested youth have been identified as Keshav Kumar alias Naga and Arjun. Naga, the main accused in the case, was arrested by the police while he was on his way to Ranchi and trying to board the Maurya Express at Jhajha Railway Station. While Arjun was hiding at a relative's place.
"We have cracked the case and arrested four accused in connection with the case," said Begusarai SP Yogendra Kumar. Police said more details of the case will be shared later in the day by conducting a press conference.
Citing sources, the breakthrough in the case came on Thursday when two accused-Sumit and Yuvraj- were arrested in Begusarai when they were trying to secretly meet a lawyer near the district court complex.
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Sumit and Yuvraj also hail from Bihat area in Begusarai. During interrogation, the two accused allegedly confessed to their involvement in the firing incident, said police. The duo also told police about the involvement of Keshav and Arjun who were later arrested by police. After analysing the CCTV footage, police had claimed that there were four accused and not two who indulcged in mass firing.
A special team along with Cyber Crime Unit was engaged in the investigation, thousands of numbers active in that area at the time of the incident were shortlisted and traced. After which raids were conducted at different locations four-five suspects were detained and more than half of the dozen weapons were also confiscated.
Following this, an FSL team is also trying to ascertain whether these weapons were used in the crime or not. The police interrogation of the accused revealed that their purpurse of firing was to create terror and establish gang supremacy. Police said Sumit is the leader of the gang and has links with liquor mafia.
The photographs of these criminals were also released. On the other hand, seven policemen were suspended on charges of dereliction of duty whereas five suspects were detained for questioning.
