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Kasauli murder: Accused arrested, SC to hear case on May 9; top 10 updates

Supreme Court ordered Himachal govt to file an affidavit by May 9, the next date of hearing, detailing progress in murder probe

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Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma shot dead in Kasauli (HP) case: The accused (man sitting) has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura. Photo: ANI

BS Web Team New Delhi
The man accused of killing a woman officer who was leading a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh’s Kasauli was nabbed on Thursday from the Mathura-Vrindavan area, where he was hiding in disguise, police said. A team comprising Himachal Pradesh and Delhi Police personnel arrested Vijay Singh who shot dead Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma on Tuesday, according to agency reports.

After allegedly committing the crime, Vijay Singh, a Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board employee who was on leave for three weeks, disappeared into a nearby forest.

"The accused Vijay Singh was arrested from Mathura-Vrindavan area this evening. It was

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