JAIPUR: Solving the murder mystery of two farmers — who used to rear goats and were brutally killed at Ghaghor village under Rajgarh police station area of Churu district on Sunday — Churu police on Monday arrested five persons. Police have also identified three more involved in stealing of the goats and the murder.
According to the police, the assailants killed two persons identified as Krishna Kumar (35) and Rajesh (37), who were sleeping in the farm on Sunday.
“We were sure that it was a clear case of murder for gain, as marks of struggle were found on their body. Both were beaten to death by iron rods and batons. After the incident, a team was constituted and we also went for scientific and electronic surveillance. With the help of some local inputs, we have arrested five persons in this connection so far,” said a senior officer of Churu police on Monday.
Police stated that the cost of the 57 goats which were robbed is around Rs 4 lakh. “We have also recovered many of the goats and efforts are on to arrest the three absconding accused in this connection. The arrested accused were identified as, Sunil, Sukhdev, Vishwas, Kamal and Vishnu, all residents of Haryana. Three more have also been identified for their involvement in the crime,” said the officer.
“We already had some leads, which we worked on and could solve the case on time. They had entered the house and while they were trying to steal the goats, the two farmers were awakened and resisted. Thus, the assailants attacked and killed them,” the officer added.
According to the police, the assailants killed two persons identified as Krishna Kumar (35) and Rajesh (37), who were sleeping in the farm on Sunday.
“We were sure that it was a clear case of murder for gain, as marks of struggle were found on their body. Both were beaten to death by iron rods and batons. After the incident, a team was constituted and we also went for scientific and electronic surveillance. With the help of some local inputs, we have arrested five persons in this connection so far,” said a senior officer of Churu police on Monday.
Police stated that the cost of the 57 goats which were robbed is around Rs 4 lakh. “We have also recovered many of the goats and efforts are on to arrest the three absconding accused in this connection. The arrested accused were identified as, Sunil, Sukhdev, Vishwas, Kamal and Vishnu, all residents of Haryana. Three more have also been identified for their involvement in the crime,” said the officer.
“We already had some leads, which we worked on and could solve the case on time. They had entered the house and while they were trying to steal the goats, the two farmers were awakened and resisted. Thus, the assailants attacked and killed them,” the officer added.
