Shashak Shekhar
Dhanbad ( Jharkhand): A Special task Force (STF) team of Uttar Pradesh succeeded in nabbing the much wanted Sonu alias Qurban Ali, a sharp shooter of Uttar Pradesh, on June 23, 2017,evening. He was arrested from Varanasi cantonment (UP). Sonu was wanted in murder case of former Dhanbad Deputy Mayor and senior congress leader Neeraj Singh who along with four others were shot dead near Dhanbad Steel gate on March 21, 2017.
Another shooter of UP Aman Kumar is already in Dhanbad jail in this murder case and as per police both these shooters were promised Rs 5 lakh each and had received Rs 50,000 each as advance.
It may be mentioned here that Jharia BJP MLA Sanjiv Singh besides four others have been arrested in connection with Neeraj Singh murder case. Dhanbad SSP R M Chouthey confirmed the arrest of Sonu who according to him was being brought over to Dhanbad.