Lucknow: Three accused, including the prime suspect, wanted in the sensational murder of a 30-year-old man in UP’s Sant Kabir Nagar were arrested in the district on Sunday.The arrested trio — prime accused Nasir, Nirahu alias Sakir Ali, and Jaigam alias Ajmal Hussain — were produced before a local court which sent them into judicial custody.Anand was brutally murdered near Babhni Crossing in Sant Kabir Nagar on Thursday night. Police said the killing was linked to an incident at a wedding a few ago where Anand slapped Nasir for harassing a female relative. Following the incident, Nasir decided to take revenge.According to police, Nasir and two other accused intercepted Anand when he was returning home on Thursday and beheaded him with a sword.Following the incident, angry villagers and the victim’s family members had blocked roads demanding the arrest of the accused. Tension escalated further as protesters vandalised and torched properties linked to the main accused.Sant Kabir Nagar SP Sandeep Kumar Meena had constituted multiple police teams to track down the accused. Acting on intelligence inputs, police arrested Nasir from an orchard, while Nirahu and Jaigam alias Ajmal Hussain were nabbed near Kusmaha village.Senior police and administrative officials, including officers from the Gorakhpur Zone and Basti Range, earlier visited the crime scene and assured the victim’s family of stringent action. A case was registered against the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Act.Meanwhile, personnel from civil police and PAC have been deployed in the villages of the victim and accused as a precautionary measure to prevent any further flare-up.
