Two UP men held for Alwar trader’s murder
Accused killed a businessman over monetary dispute on March 4; were planning three more murders
A LWA R : Alwar police on Saturday arrested two criminals from Uttar Pradesh who were accused of murdering a trader.
The accused had planned to kill more people after Holi, police said.
Prasanjeet alias Parra and Dholia are accused of murdering a trader over a financial dispute on March 4 in Behror, Alwar distict. Parra has 20 cases registered against him and Dholia has been named in nine cases.
Police had announced a reward of ` 5,000 on the accused.
Alwar superintendent of police (SP) Kailash Chandra Bishnoi said police seized a pistol, two cartridges, a bike and a four-wheeler from Prasanjeet and Dholia after arresting them from Pur village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh.
Two aides of the accused have already been arrested.
Preliminary probe revealed that the accused had planned to murder three more people after Holi.
Parra wanted to kill one person from Behror and another from Haryana over gang rivalry, while Dholia targeted a person in Behror over enmity during panchayat elections last year.
Parra told police that Ghanshyam Ag arwal, the deceased trader, had purchased a plot of land and had asked Parra to help him take possession in return of ` 2 lakh. However, Agarwal paid only ` 20,000 to Parra after taking possession.
Thereafter, Parra, accompanied by Dholia, shot him while he was sitting in his shop on March 4 evening.
The murder had triggered huge protests by traders in Behror against deteriorating law and order situation.
Three Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs of the district had raised the issue in Rajasthan assembly.
THE MURDER HAD TRIGGERED HUGE PROTESTS BY TRADERS IN BEHROR AGAINST DETERIORATING LAW AND ORDER SITUATION.