Overview
- Police arrested neighbour Arvind, 32, who told investigators he and his brother-in-law Naveen fired two shots at Yogesh Kumar on December 26 in Loni.
- Arvind was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody after officers seized a .315-bore country-made pistol along with live and used cartridges.
- Investigators allege the victim’s sons hired Arvind and Naveen, a serving UP Police constable posted in Kaushambi, to carry out the killing over a property dispute.
- Hindustan Times reported officials’ claim that the alleged contract was set at ₹5 lakh and identified the sons as Nitesh and Guddu, who are now missing.
- CCTV review and earlier recovery of a live .315 cartridge support the probe, while multiple police teams search for Naveen and the two sons.