Kannauj (UP), Nov 10 (PTI) Days after a 36-year-old advocate was allegedly shot dead by a Congress district general secretary in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district on Diwali night following an argument, police on Tuesday arrested the prime suspect and his mother in the Chhibramau area, officials said.
Chhibramau SHO Kapil Dubey said police arrested Amol Dixit at around 1 pm near the Kali River on Farrukhabad Road, and seized a licensed pistol and ammunition from his possession.
Dixit’s mother Munni Devi, who was also named in the case, was arrested near Kunwarpur Banwari village on Vishungarh Road, the officer said.
Dubey said the incident stemmed from a dispute over Dixit allegedly slapping Basant, the cousin of advocate Anuj Kumar Chaturvedi, the victim, over a political rivalry.
After Basant informed Chaturvedi about the incident, the lawyer accompanied his cousin to Dixit's residence where an argument broke out between the two sides, the SHO said.
As the altercation escalated, Dixit allegedly pulled out his pistol and fired four rounds at Chaturvedi, who collapsed at the spot.
He was rushed to a hospital in Chhibramau, where doctors declared him dead, the SHO said.
Dixit’s parents, Munni Devi and Awadh Bihari Dixit, have been accused of issuing death threats to the victim’s family, the officer added
Dixit had unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections as an Independent candidate.
