20 November,2023 03:54 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
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Uttar Pradesh crime: Days after a police official was shot dead in Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh, his wife and brother-in-law have been arrested for the killing, a police officer said on Monday, reported the PTI.
According to the news agency, Satish Kumar, the 42-year-old policeman posted with the Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC), died after being shot at his house in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Diwali night.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Vineet Jaiswal said five teams were formed to crack the case and after gathering manual and technical evidence, the two accused were arrested on Sunday, as per the PTI.
The police officer said Kumar's brother-in-law Devendra Verma, 35, is the main accused and wife Bhavna Singh, 40, is the co-accused.
"The illegal pistol used in the crime has been recovered. The clothes worn by the accused person on the night of the incident and the cycle used in the crime have also been recovered," Jaiswal said.
Initial investigation revealed that a family dispute led to the killing, the police said.
He said a case has been registered at Krishnanagar police station against the two accused under sections 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and 302 (punishment for murder) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.
Satish Kumar, a resident of Manasnagar and posted as quartermaster in the fourth battalion of the PAC in Prayagraj, was shot at his house late on Diwali night.
The police had earlier said Satish Kumar sustained three bullet injuries -- one bullet hit his arm and two in his neck leaving him seriously injured.
His family members took him to the Lokbandhu Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a man was reportedly injured after he was shot at in Mazgaon area of central Mumbai. The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday, the police said, reported the PTI.
The incident took place at around 3 am on Saturday at the Chapsi Road in Mazgaon when the victim was chatting with his friends on the road, an official said.
(with PTI inputs)
