The co-accused in the sensational murder of two children in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening was arrested by the police in Bareilly.
Budaun police, in collaboration with Bareilly’s Baradari police station, arrested Javed from the satellite bus station intersection on Wednesday night. Police have announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for the absconding Javed.
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Budaun SSP Alok Priyadarshi said here on Thursday that Javed, the second accused in the double murder case, has surrendered at the satellite police outpost of Baradari police station in Bareilly under the pressure of police action. The accused has also made one of his videos viral.
On receiving information, the police brought him to Budaun and interrogated him. The reason behind the murder will be revealed only after the accused is interrogated, SP said.
On Tuesday evening, two sons of a contractor, Vinod Thakur — Ayush (13) and Ahaan (6) — were murdered by slitting their throats with a knife in Baba Colony, located 500 meters away from the Mandi Samiti police post.
Sajid, who runs a hair salon in front of the contractor’s house, had carried out this heinous crime. Three hours after the incident, the police surrounded the spot about two km away and the accused was gunned down in an encounter. Inspector Gaurav Vishnoi was also injured in the encounter. He was admitted to the hospital.
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