LUCKNOW: Police have arrested six suspects linked to the murder of 22-year-old Ram Gopal Mishra during communal clashes over a Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday. According to officials, two of the suspects were injured during an encounter with police.
Bahraich SP Vrinda Shukla reported that Abdul Hameed, Mohammad Sarfaraz, Fahim, Talim, and Mohammad Afzal were apprehended late Wednesday. Afzal, who is married to a local village head, is accused of sheltering some of the other suspects, who are his relatives. The sixth suspect, Sahir alias Mohd Danish, was arrested while attempting to flee to Nepal, which borders the district. Four of the suspects were named in an FIR filed by Mishra’s brother shortly after the incident.
