Title - Ranvir Sena chief ‘killer’ arrested from Muri junction

RANCHI/ARA: Prince Kumar Pandey, the main accused in Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya' murder in Bhojpur district on June 1, was arrested on Thursday night from Muri junction, 50km away from Ranchi, by a six-member team of Bhojpur police with support of local police. He was living in Silli block of Ranchi district for over last two months to escape police.The killing of 'Mukhiyaji' had sparked widespread violence in Bihar, after which a five-member special investigation team was constituted to probe the murder. Later, a CBI investigation was recommended into the incident, but the central agency is yet to take up the case.Bhojpur SP M R Nayak said Prince has been brought to Ara and is being interrogated. The Bhojpur police team was led by a woman sub-inspector who was expressing her 'love' to one Yashwant Kumar, a friend of Pandey, for the last few weeks. The SP did not expressly deny the love twist and just said, "Arrest is the most important thing." He, however, neither divulged details nor provided the name of the woman SI.The sim card used while hatching plans to execute the Ranvir Sena founder was found to be in possession of Yashwant, sources said. The woman sub-inspector used to call him on this particular number at night and have intimate talks, the sources at Silli who know Yashwant said. Under the cover of intimacy, the woman SI extracted details of Pandey from Yashwant, who runs a grocery shop at Silli. "She expressed her desire to meet Yashwant, who readily agreed, not suspecting anything wrong," said a source.

On Thursday, the woman SI and five cops, all in civvies, waited near Silli railway station. As Yashwant arrived there to meet his "lady love" and parked his bike near their SUV, the police team trained their pistols at him.

A police officer of Silli PS said after interrogation Yashwant told the Bhojpur police team that Prince Pandey would arrive at Muri railway station around 8.30pm. The police team reached Muri junction, said a GRP police officer at Muri junction. Around 9pm, Pandey arrived there and was immediately arrested.

The Bhojpur SP said that Prince Kumar Pandey and Nand Gopal Ram alias Fauji, two accused in the murder case, were absconding and a supplementary charge sheet would now be filed against them. Earlier, the Bhojpur police had filed charge sheet against six accused in the court of local chief judicial magistrate.