Durg Police arrested six people in the case of the brutal killing of a history-sheeter, Ranjeet Singh. As per police, the six accused arrested in the case were identified as Josh Abraham alias Sona, Aman Bharti alias Ganeshwar, Biselal Bharti alias Chhotu, Bhupendra Sahu and Nikhil Sahu, Preetam Singh alias Pintu, while the prime accused named as Lokesh Pandey and Nikhil Angle alias Chiku are absconding.
While citing confession of the accused and facts recorded in the course of investigation, the police said that after learning about the presence of the victim Ranjeet Singh with his friends Shubhdeep Singh and Peter alias Bachhava at Sai Nagar, Bhilai, the prime accused Lokesh Pandey along with seven accomplices armed with baseball bats and knives immediately reached the place and attacked Ranjeet Singh while inflicting grievous injuries upon him.
In the meantime, Peter and Shubhdeep Singh managed to flee the spot.
The police also said that the accused and victims in the case are habitual offenders and criminal cases including loots, attempt to murder, criminal assaults etc are pending against them at various police stations.
The police also paraded the six accused of brutal killing with blackened faces in the area following their arrest.
Talking to media persons, Abhishek Pallava, Superintendent of Police, said the police teams launched a massive hunt and succeeded in rounding up six out of eight accused involved in the crime within 24 hours from the occurrence.
