Muzaffarnagar riots: Key accused in murder case arrested

A main accused involved in a Muzaffarnagar riots-related murder case has been arrested in Muzaffarnagar, police said.

Pappu, son of Mahender Singh is one of the eleven accused in connection with the killing of a youth Nazim, was arrested on Thursday, according to police.

A local court later sent him to a 14-day judicial custody. He was sent to the custody by Chief Judicial Magistrate Narender Kumar on Thursday.

A pistol was also recovered from his possession, they said.

Resident of Lankh village, Nazim was killed when he was travelling by roadways bus running between Rehmatpur and Jolly village. He was taken out of the bus by the rioters and shot dead during the communal violence in the district last September, they said.

Meanwhile during an investigation the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has identified the eleven accused including Pappu, who lead the rioters.

“He was involved in 15 different cases and SIT identified him as the main accused in the riots, with ten others still absconding,” SIT police officer Sampurnanand Tiwari, said.