Gorakhpur: The Gorakhpur police, on Tuesday, arrested four persons accused of the murder of gram panchayat secretary Anish Choudhary aka Pintu.
The 30-year-old panchayat secretary was killed at Gopalpur tiraha in Gola area of Gorakhpur on Saturday. The police, on a complaint by his family, registered a case of murder, attempt to murder, threat, conspiracy and SC/ST act against 17 people, said the police.
In broad daylight on Saturday, some masked assailants killed Avnish Choudhary with a sharp-edged weapon. On the complaint of his elder brother and former village head Anil Kumar, police registered a case against 17 people and launched a search for the accused.