Lucknow, Jan 29: In a major breakthrough, the Uttar Pradesh police today detained three persons in connection with the gruesome killing of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's grandnephew Manish Mishra at Mathura on Saturday last. States Additional Director General of Police (Railways) B K Bhalla confirming the detention of the three people in the case, said the detention was made jointly by the Mathura district police and the GRP. However, he did not disclose the identity of the persons detained but revealed that they were taken into custody while they were travelling in a train near Kosikala. Meanwile, after releasing computer sketches of the culprits, the state police is likely to announce a reward on the heads of the assailants involved in the gruesome killing of Mr Mishra near Kosikala.
Mr Bhalla, who held a preliminary inquiry into the incident on Monday, has submitted his report to the state government. Refusing to disclose anything on his report, he hinted that the government might announce cash rewards for the arrest of the culprits.
The UP police had already released six computer sketches of the assailants while three other sketches were ready for release.
Bureau Report