UP: Prime accused in Mailani-range forest guard's murder case arrested
What's the story
The police on Sunday claimed to have solved the sensational murder case of forest guard Sukhpal Singh in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri.
Jaswant Singh of Pasiyanpurwa village, the prime accused, was nabbed on Saturday, while his father Ramesh is reportedly absconding.
Kheri Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramlal said, "The weapon used in the crime - a long-handled axe - was also recovered from the accused."
Details
Sharp injury marks found on forest guard's head
A police team, led by Mailani station in-charge Brijesh Tripathi, arrested the accused near Jokhepurwa village when he was attempting to flee.
The body of Sukhpal Singh (50), a forest guard posted in the Mailani range, was found on the night of October 19 near Pasiyanpurwa village.
There were sharp injury marks on the forest guard's head and his two mobile handsets were missing.
Investigation
A boy saw accused involved in altercation with forest guard
The SP, Ramlal, said that during the investigation, it came to light that the scene of the crime was close to Pasiyanpurwa and a village boy had seen the accused involved in an altercation with the forest guard on the night of October 19.
Acting on this clue, the Mailani police zeroed in on Jaswant and Ramesh, he added.