Bhopal, More than a month after the murder of a retired IAS officer in Bhopal, the police have arrested his caretaker from Agra in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday.
Ratibad Police Station in-charge Ras Bihari Sharma confirmed to PTI that the accused has been apprehended. Kumar had been absconding since the murder. The police conducted raids in various states and examined CCTV footage of various locations in search of him. The accused then tried to snatch a police pistol, and in the ensuing scuffle with the security team, a bullet was fired from his hand. It hit him in the leg, after which he was admitted to Hamidia Hospital, the official claimed. The police will interrogate the accused to uncover the sequence of events surrounding the murder and the motive behind the killing, he added.
He has been admitted to a hospital in Bhopal for treatment, police said. “The accused was arrested from Agra and was being brought to Bhopal by road,” the official said. Sharma said that on Tuesday morning, near Mughalia Chhaap village, the accused pretended to urinate during the journey.
A reward of ₹ 50,000 had also been announced for the arrest of the absconding accused.
Earlier, Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar had formed a Special Investigation Team to investigate the case.
