Three persons, including gunner of BSP MLA from Gorakhpur, were arrested today by the Barabanki police in connection with the murder of an engineer of National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Uttar Pradesh.
Block head Rajendar Kumar, gunner Toofani Ram and one Ram Singh have been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of 28-year-old NIC engineer Shikhar Srivastava, IG, Law and Order, A Satish Ganesh said.
Other accused - BSP MLA from Gorakhpur's Bansgaon Vijay Kumar and his wife Mridula Anand - are still absconding and a search is on for them.
Shikhar's body, bearing marks of sharp-edged weapons, was found at a secluded place in Badaosarai area of Barabanki district on January 20.
Shikhar's father Dinesh Chandra Srivastava, who is also the vice-president of Congress' Bahraich district unit, in a police complaint had alleged that Shikhar had given Rs 3.50 lakh to Kumar's wife Mridula after the latter promised him a better job.
An FIR has been lodged at the Badosarai police station under relevant IPC sections including 302 (murder) and 364 (abducting in order to murder) against the MLA, his wife and others.
