Thane, Oct 9 (PTI) A man was held from Uttar Pradesh on Friday for allegedly involvement in the September 29 murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar, taking the number of arrests in the case to four, a police official said.
Santosh Kanojia alias Talli, was apprehended by a team of Thane Police from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, he said.
Kanojia was hiding inside a temple to evade arrest, the official said.
Sources said a lookout circular (LOC) was issued against Kanojia earlier amid suspicion that he might attempt to flee the country or move across states.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Thane police had earlier arrested Subhash alias Pappya Shinde, Nikhil Yadav and Nitesh Pawar.
Purnekar, who served as the Uddhav Thackeray-led party’s ward chief in Manpada, was killed on September 29.
According to police, half a dozen rounds were fired during the attack on Purnekar, of which two hit the victim. Three empty shell casings and one live cartridge were recovered from the crime scene. The attackers also assaulted Purnekar with a chopper following the gunfire.
During the probe, one pistol was seized from Pawar, while Yadav’s mobile phone and the vehicle used for escaping after committing the crime were also impounded. PTI COR BNM
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