Two arrested in Kothi SHO murder case

Alok Mishra

Patna: Two accused in the murder of Kothi police station SHO Qyamuddin Ansari were arrested by Gaya police on Friday. Both were arrested from areas falling under the jurisdictions of Civil Lines and Aamas police stations.

Ansari, a resident of Aurangabad district, was shot dead when he was on morning stroll near Kothi police station, of which he was Station House Officer (SHO) for the past three years, district recently. The incident had rocked the state as before this incident an ASI rank officer in Nalanda district was murdered in Fatuha in Patna district.

Gaya senior SP (SSP) Garima Mallik said that the arrested persons had been identified as Shakeel and Shahid. She said that police seized arms from their possession. Raids were on to arrest the main accused Shan Ali, the SSP added.