Capital Police arrested three individual from Bihar who were involved in the murder of IRBn SI Shibu George in his official quarters in SRPL Colony on 31 March last. The arrested individuals have been identified as Saddam Hussain (24), Ramzan Alam (24) and Md Ashik Hussain (22).
The police informed that the trio had arrived at George’s house at around 9 pm and mercilessly killed him by slitting his throat. The incident took place between 10:30 pm and 11:30 pm, the police said. After committing the heinous crime the trio fled the scene on a scooter, first to Naharlagun, and later to Lakhimpur in Assam.
Saddam Hussain, who ran tyre shops in Jollang and near the Punjabi Dhaba in Itanagar, has been identified as the mastermind behind the crime.
ICR SP Jimmy Chiram informed that, “George had earlier helped Saddam in his business, and Saddam had to repay about Rs 2 lakhs to George.” He further informed that a forensic team was formed and, “through detailed inquiry, the police identified Saddam Hussain as the prime suspect.”
“After three to four hours of manhunt, Saddam was arrested on 1 April from Lakhimpur district. The surveillance team informed that two of the accused had fled to Bihar,” SP Chiram said.
A police team along with an SIT team reached the Muzaffarpur railway station, where the duo was expected to disembark, but the two accused had deboarded at a different station, Chiram added.
From Lakhimpur, two of the accused, Ashiq and Ramzan, left for Bihar, whereas the main accused, Saddam Hussain, stayed back in Lakhimpur as he was planning to take his family along.
“Sensing the police’ presence, the duo fled to West Bengal. Later, with the help of the West Bengal Police, the duo was finally arrested from the Naihati police station on 6 April,” the SP informed.
All three accused are currently in police remand. A case under Section 302/201 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the Chimpu police station.
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