Business Standard

Spl plaque, cash award for arresting murder accused in 36 hrs

Image

Press Trust of India
: The team which probed the July 29 murder of an RSS activist has come in for praise from the state police chief Loknath Behara 'for arresting all the accused within 36 hours.'

Behera presented the team the DGPs Special Appreciation Plaque and cash reward.

"The award is for outstanding and exceptional work done with regard to the arrest of all the accused within 36 hours of reporting of the crime, a police press release said.

The team put up a sterling performance in arresting the accused from various parts of the city, recovering the weapons and in recovering the vehicles used by the accused to escape from the scene, it said.
 

Rajesh, the RSS functionary, was hacked to death by a gang, allegedly led by a history-sheeter, here on Saturday night. His left arm was chopped off and there were several other injuries all over his body.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Jul 31 2017 | 9:10 PM IST

Explore News