Times of India: Mumbai: Wednesday, 06 October 2021.
Police on Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the firing on Mira-Bhayander civic officer Deepak Khambit (49) last month. Pradeep Kumar Pathak and Raju Vishwakarma are ‘RTI activists’. Police said they were involved in the conspiracy. The arrests in the case have gone up to three.
Alleged shooter, Amit Sinha, 40, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh by a team of Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police on Tuesday. Sinha had allegedly worked for gangster Chhota Rajan and was released from Taloja jail earlier this year. Police believe the motive is related to Khambit’s work projects. Sinha’s aide, who accompanied him, will be traced shortly, police said.
CCTV cameras outside MBMC showed the two assailants waiting on a bike for Khambit’s official vehicle to emerge. They trailed him to Borivli before firing. Police added that the accused had been keeping a watch on Khambit and it is being probed if a contract was given on his life.
Police on Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the firing on Mira-Bhayander civic officer Deepak Khambit (49) last month. Pradeep Kumar Pathak and Raju Vishwakarma are ‘RTI activists’. Police said they were involved in the conspiracy. The arrests in the case have gone up to three.
Alleged shooter, Amit Sinha, 40, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh by a team of Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police on Tuesday. Sinha had allegedly worked for gangster Chhota Rajan and was released from Taloja jail earlier this year. Police believe the motive is related to Khambit’s work projects. Sinha’s aide, who accompanied him, will be traced shortly, police said.
CCTV cameras outside MBMC showed the two assailants waiting on a bike for Khambit’s official vehicle to emerge. They trailed him to Borivli before firing. Police added that the accused had been keeping a watch on Khambit and it is being probed if a contract was given on his life.
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