3 more held in connection with killing of journalist in UP's Ballia

August 30, 2020 14:50

Three more persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Ratan Singh in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, a senior police official said on Sunday.

Six people were arrested earlier in the case on August 25, police said.

"A joint team of police, Special Operations Group and surveillance on Saturday arrested Uday Narayan Singh, Anil Singh and Tejbahadur Singh," Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath said on Sunday.

The three were carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 each on information leading to their arrest, the SP said.

A stick and two axes used in the crime have been recovered, he said.

The SP said a local court had issued a non-bailable warrant against the three accused.

Ratan Singh (45), who worked with a Hindi news channel, was shot dead on August 24 night in the Phephana police station area of the district.

A day later, a police officer was suspended while six people were arrested in connection with the murder.

Ballia's Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjay Yadav had earlier said that on the complaint of the journalist's father, six people -- Sushil Singh, Dinesh Singh, Arvind Singh, Suneel Singh, Vir Bahadur Singh and Vinay Singh --have been arrested. He added that Phephana police station in-charge Shashi Mauli Pandey was suspended.

He said the complaint was lodged against 10 people.

According to the ASP, the journalist's father, Vinod Singh, alleged that Sonu Singh of their village had called his son to his house around 8 pm where the accused were waiting with lathis and a revolver and they killed him.

Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar had stated on August 24 night that Ratan Singh had a property dispute with his neighbour and after a fight between the two, he was shot dead. -- PTI

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