Jalaun (UP), Nov 4 (PTI) Police on Wednesday arrested the main accused in the kidnap and murder of 67-year-old advocate Gayadeen Ahirwar after an encounter, taking the total arrests in the case to five, officials said.
Pawan Yadav alias Monu Yadav (24), who carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest, has been admitted to the district hospital in Orai after he sustained bullet wounds in both legs in the exchange of fire on Jolhupur-Madaripur road, they said.
Sharing details of the encounter, Jalaun SP Suresh Chandra Rawat said police received a tip-off during a checking drive that a suspicious person carrying a firearm was roaming on the road.
Acting on the lead, police, along with a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad, cordoned off the area. The cornered accused allegedly fired two rounds at the police, prompting retaliatory firing which hit Yadav on both legs, the SP said.
Police seized a country-made pistol and two live cartridges from Yadav, a resident of Tarun Vihar in Kanpur Nagar, the officer said.
Senior advocate Ahirwar, who was the president of the Kalpi Bar Association, was allegedly abducted on October 31 on the pretext of discussing a case. His body was later recovered from Sachendi in Kanpur Nagar, police said.
Four other accused in the case were arrested earlier, police said. PTI COR ABN ARI
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