AMN / Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Police has claimed that it has arrested prime accused in the Bulandshahar violence Jitendra Malik alias Jeetu
He was posted in the Army in Jammu and Kashmir and teams were sent to arrest him two days back.
Till now 10 persons have been arrested in the case related to violence on Monday in which Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a villager were killed.
A police spokesman told media that the Army handed over Jeetu to UP STF. He said Police is interrogating him in connection with the case.
Jeetendra Malik alias Jeetu Fauji was brought to Meerut by his unit based in Kashmir’s Sopore and handed over to the STF after completion of necessary formalities with local army officials. He was taken to Bulandshahr subsequently and handed over to the special investigation team investigating the killing of inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in the violence that broke out in Bulandshahr on Monday over alleged illegal cow slaughter. A local youth named Sumit Kumar was also killed.