An army soldier who is accused of killing a police inspector in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr was arrested past midnight by the UP police after his unit handed him over for investigation.
“We’ve arrested Army jawan Jitendra Malik, he was handed over by Army at 12:50 am today (Saturday). Preliminary interrogation has been done. He is being sent to Bulandshahr and will be produced before court for judicial custody,” senior superintendent of police, Special Task Force, Abhishek Singh said, reported ANI news agency.
Jeetendra Malik alias Jeetu Fauji was handed over by his unit based in Kashmir to the team investigating the killing of inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in the violence that broke out in Bulandshahr on Monday over alleged illegal cow slaughter.
“He (Malik) accepted he was there when the crowd started gathering. Prima facie, it has been found true. It’s not yet ascertained if he is the one who shot the inspector or Sumit. He said he went there with villagers, but denied pelting stones on police. Forensic (examination) of his mobile will be done,” Singh added, as per ANI.
First Published: Dec 09, 2018 09:50 IST
Source: HindustanTimes