Mathura Jewellers' killing: Six arrested

After five days of intensive raid, police =arrested six accused in the sensational jewellers' murder case in the temple city.

Senior Superintendent of Police(SSP)  Upendra Kumar Mishra said that the arrests were made after an hour long encounter, which started at 05:30 hrs in the city.

The nabbed gang members of the dreaded Ranga Billa group were identified as gang leader Ranga, his deputy Billa, Neeraj, Ayush and Cheema along with one another.

During the encounter, two accused, including Cheema along with five policemen, were also injured.

Police have recovered most of the looted gold from the accused along with the firearms used by the criminals. However, details are awaited.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had given 72 hours to the state police to nab the culprits even as state DGP Sulkhan Singh visited Mathura on Wednesday.

On Monday night, six criminals attached a jewellery shop in Holigate area and shot dead jewellers Vikas Agarwal and Megh  Agarwal and looted gold worth Rs four crore.

The jewellers in the state were annoyed over the rising crime against the jewellers and even went for a statewide strike, downing their shutters.