Police conduct raids, suspect hitmen from UP behind attack

Hayatpur, who survived unharmed, named two persons as suspects in his police complaint.

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Police said Hayatpur had allegedly hired killers from UP to murder a village sarpanch, Rakesh Yadav, in June 2011 over a land feud. Hayatpur paid Rs 3.5 lakh to the killers, police said. “Angry villagers managed to nab one of the killers and burnt him alive. We are probing if there is a link between the sarpanch’s killing and the firing,” ACP (Crime) Rajesh Kumar said.

The Cyber Crime Branch too has been checking the Call Detail Records (CDR) from the area around the time of the incident.