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LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) on Saturday arrested a sharpshooter, Irfan Sonu, in connection with the murder of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionary Jameel Ahmad who was shot dead in Thane district of Maharashtra on November 23, 2020.
Additional director general (ADG), Special Task Force (STF), Amitabh Yash, said Irfan told police that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator Najibullah had hired him to eliminate Ahmad.
Both Najibullah and Osama are on the run.
Irfan, who is from Gorakhpur, was arrested on Saturday from a place near Kathauta Jheel in Gomtinagar, Lucknow.
“We are still tracing other people involved in the murder. Irfan has been handed over to a crime branch team of Thane police,” the ADG added.
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) has arrested a sharpshooter, Irfan Sonu, in connection with the murder of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionary, Jameel Ahmad, who was shot dead in Thane district of Maharashtra on November 23 last year.
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On the basis of the CCTV footage the Mumbai Police was on the lookout for the two unidentified assailants. The information was also passed on to the STF in Uttar Pradesh which was working on the case for the past few months.
After taking efforts to nab the criminal, STF were successful in their bid on Saturday when they traced Irfanâs location at Kathauta Jheel in Lucknow and arrested him. He was shuttling between Gorakhpur, Lucknow and other cities to evade police arrest.
During interrogation, Irfan has revealed vital information about those behind the MNS Leaderâs murder and that his killing was plotted. The STF, however, did not share the details with the media.